1 Corinthians 14:8-10

New International Version

⁸Again, if the trumpet does not sound a clear call, who will get ready for battle?^(A) ⁹So it is with you. Unless you speak intelligible words with your tongue, how will anyone know what you are saying? You will just be speaking into the air. ¹⁰Undoubtedly there are all sorts of languages in the world, yet none of them is without meaning.

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1 Corinthians 14:8-10

New King James Version

⁸For if the trumpet makes an uncertain sound, who will prepare for battle? ⁹So likewise you, unless you utter by the tongue words easy to understand, how will it be known what is spoken? For you will be speaking into the air. ¹⁰There are, it may be, so many kinds of languages in the world, and none of them is without ^[a]significance.

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1 Corinthians 14:10 meaning

1 Corinthians 14:8-10

New American Standard Bible

⁸For if ^(A)the trumpet produces an indistinct sound, who will prepare himself for battle? ⁹So you too, unless you produce intelligible speech by the tongue, how will it be known what is spoken? For you will just be ^(B)talking to the air. ¹⁰There are, perhaps, a great many kinds of ^[a]languages in the world, and none is incapable of meaning.

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1 Corinthians 14:10 Lit voices

1 Corinthians 14:8-10

English Standard Version

⁸And ^(A)if the bugle gives an indistinct sound, who will get ready for battle? ⁹So with yourselves, if with your tongue you utter speech that is not intelligible, how will anyone know what is said? For you will be ^(B)speaking into the air. ¹⁰There are doubtless many different languages in the world, and none is without meaning,

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