1 Corinthians 14:19 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Corinthians 14:19 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 →
ἀλλὰ
allá
G235
but
ἐν
en
G1722
in
ἐκκλησίᾳ
ekklēsía
G1577
assembly
θέλω
thélō
G2309
to will
πέντε
pénte
G4002
five
λόγους
lógos
G3056
word
τῷ
ho
G3588
the
νοΐ
noûs
G3563
mind
μου
egṓ
G1473
I
λαλῆσαι
laléō
G2980
to speak
ἵνα
hína
G2443
that
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἄλλους
állos
G243
another
κατηχήσω
katēchéō
G2727
to teach
ἢ
ḗ
G2228
or
μυρίους
mýrioi
G3463
countless
λόγους
lógos
G3056
word
ἐν
en
G1722
in
γλώσσῃ
glōssa
G1100
tongue
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World English Bible Public Domain
However in the assembly I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that I might instruct others also, than ten thousand words in another language.
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King James Version Public Domain
Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
but in the church I prefer to speak five words with my mind so that I might also instruct others, than myriads of words in a tongue.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).