1 Corinthians 14:14
1 Corinthians 14:14 New King James Version (NKJV)
For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful.
1 Corinthians 14:13-17 The Message (MSG)
So, when you pray in your private prayer language, don’t hoard the experience for yourself. Pray for the insight and ability to bring others into that intimacy. If I pray in tongues, my spirit prays but my mind lies fallow, and all that intelligence is wasted. So what’s the solution? The answer is simple enough. Do both. I should be spiritually free and expressive as I pray, but I should also be thoughtful and mindful as I pray. I should sing with my spirit, and sing with my mind. If you give a blessing using your private prayer language, which no one else understands, how can some outsider who has just shown up and has no idea what’s going on know when to say “Amen”? Your blessing might be beautiful, but you have very effectively cut that person out of it.
1 Corinthians 14:14 King James Version (KJV)
For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.
1 Corinthians 14:14 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful.
1 Corinthians 14:14 New Century Version (NCV)
If I pray in a different language, my spirit is praying, but my mind does nothing.
1 Corinthians 14:14 American Standard Version (ASV)
For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.
1 Corinthians 14:14 New International Version (NIV)
For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful.
1 Corinthians 14:14 Amplified Bible (AMP)
For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unproductive [because it does not understand what my spirit is praying].
1 Corinthians 14:14 New Living Translation (NLT)
For if I pray in tongues, my spirit is praying, but I don’t understand what I am saying.