14:2 For the one speaking in a tongue does not speak to people but to God, for no one understands; he is speaking mysteries by the Spirit. 1
1 Corinthians 14:15-16
14:15 What should I do? 2 I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind. I will sing praises with my spirit, but I will also sing praises with my mind.
14:16 Otherwise, if you are praising God with your spirit, how can someone without the gift 3 say “Amen” to your thanksgiving, since he does not know what you are saying?
1 Corinthians 14:19
14:19 but in the church I want to speak five words with my mind to instruct others, rather than ten thousand words in a tongue.
1 tn Or “with the spirit”; cf. vv. 14-16.
2 tnGrk “what then is it?”
3 tnGrk “how can someone who fills the place of the unlearned say ‘Amen.’”