1 Corinthians 14:16 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Corinthians 14:16 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ἐπεὶ
epeí
G1893
when
ἐὰν
eán
G1437
if
εὐλογῇς
eulogéō
G2127
to praise
πνεύματι
pneûma
G4151
spirit
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
ἀναπληρῶν
anaplēróō
G378
to fill up
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
τόπον
tópos
G5117
place
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
ἰδιώτου
idiṓtēs
G2399
private person
πῶς
pōs
G4459
how
ἐρεῖ
eréō
G2046
to speak
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
ἀμήν
amḗn
G281
amen
ἐπὶ
epí
G1909
upon
τῇ
ho
G3588
the
σῇ
sós
G4674
your
εὐχαριστίᾳ
eucharistía
G2169
thanksgiving
ἐπειδὴ
epeidḗ
G1894
when now
τί
tís
G5101
who
λέγεις
légō
G3004
to say
οὐκ
ou
G3756
not
οἶδεν
eídō
G1492
to see
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World English Bible Public Domain
Otherwise if you bless with the spirit, how will he who fills the place of the unlearned say the "Amen" at your giving of thanks, seeing he doesn't know what you say?
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King James Version Public Domain
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?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Otherwise, if you bless with the spirit, how will the one filling the place of the ungifted say the “Amen” at your thanksgiving, since he does not know what you are saying?
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).