1 Corinthians 14:9 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Corinthians 14:9 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 →
οὕτως
hoútō
G3779
thus
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ὑμεῖς
hymeîs
G5210
you
διὰ
diá
G1223
through
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
γλώσσης
glōssa
G1100
tongue
ἐὰν
eán
G1437
if
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
εὔσημον
eúsēmos
G2154
distinct
λόγον
lógos
G3056
word
δῶτε
dídōmi
G1325
to give
πῶς
pōs
G4459
how
γνωσθήσεται
ginṓskō
G1097
to know
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
λαλούμενον
laléō
G2980
to speak
ἔσεσθε
eimí
G1510
to be
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
ἀέρα
aḗr
G109
air
λαλοῦντες
laléō
G2980
to speak
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
So also you, unless you uttered by the tongue words easy to understand, how would it be known what is spoken? For you would be speaking into the air.
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King James Version Public Domain
So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
In the same way also you, unless you give intelligible speech with your tongue, how will the thing being spoken be understood? For you will be speaking into the air.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).