| NETBible | but in the church I want to speak five words with my mind to instruct others, rather than ten thousand words in a tongue. |
| NIV © |
But in the church I would rather speak five intelligible words to instruct others than ten thousand words in a tongue. |
| NASB © |
however, in the church I desire to speak five words with my mind so that I may instruct others also, rather than ten thousand words in a tongue. |
| NLT © |
But in a church meeting I would much rather speak five understandable words that will help others than ten thousand words in an unknown language. |
| MSG © |
But when I'm in a church assembled for worship, I'd rather say five words that everyone can understand and learn from than say ten thousand that sound to others like gibberish. |
| BBE © |
But in the church it would be better for me to make use of five words of which the sense was clear, so that others might have profit, than ten thousand words in a strange tongue. |
| NRSV © |
nevertheless, in church I would rather speak five words with my mind, in order to instruct others also, than ten thousand words in a tongue. |
| NKJV © |
yet in the church I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that I may teach others also, than ten thousand words in a tongue. |
| KJV | Yet <235> in <1722> the church <1577> I had rather <2309> (5719) speak <2980> (5658) five <4002> words <3056> with <1223> my <3450> understanding <3563>_, that <2443> [by my voice] I might teach <2727> (5661) others <243> also <2532>_, than <2228> ten thousand <3463> words <3056> in <1722> an [unknown] tongue <1100>_. |
| NASB © |
however <235> , in the church <1577> I desire <2309> to speak <2980> five <4002> words <3056> with my mind <3563> so <2443> that I may instruct <2727> others <243> also <2532> , rather <2228> than <2228> ten <3463> thousand <3463> words <3056> in a tongue .<1100> |
| NET [draft] ITL | but <235> in <1722> the church <1577> I want <2309> to speak <2980> five <4002> words <3056> with my <3450> mind <3563> to instruct <2727> others <243> , rather than <2228> ten thousand <3463> words <3056> in <1722> a tongue .<1100> |
| GREEK | alla <235> CONJ en <1722> PREP ekklhsia <1577> N-DSF yelw <2309> (5719) V-PAI-1S pente <4002> A-NUI logouv <3056> N-APM tw <3588> T-DSM noi <3563> N-DSM mou <3450> P-1GS lalhsai <2980> (5658) V-AAN ina <2443> CONJ kai <2532> CONJ allouv <243> A-APM kathchsw <2727> (5661) V-AAS-1S h <2228> PRT muriouv <3463> A-APM logouv <3056> N-APM en <1722> PREP glwssh <1100> N-DSF |