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1 Corinthians 14:16-17
New International Version
1 Corinthians 14:16-17
New International Version
16 Otherwise when you are praising God in the Spirit, how can someone else, who is now put in the position of an inquirer,[a] say “Amen”(A) to your thanksgiving,(B) since they do not know what you are saying? 17 You are giving thanks well enough, but no one else is edified.(C)
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 14:16 The Greek word for inquirer is a technical term for someone not fully initiated into a religion; also in verses 23 and 24.
1 Corinthians 14:16-17
King James Version
1 Corinthians 14:16-17
King James Version
16 Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest?
17 For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified.
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1 Corinthians 14:16-17
New King James Version
1 Corinthians 14:16-17
New King James Version
16 Otherwise, if you bless with the spirit, how will he who occupies the place of the uninformed say “Amen” (A)at your giving of thanks, since he does not understand what you say? 17 For you indeed give thanks well, but the other is not edified.
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