13For this reason anyone who speaks in a tongue should pray that he may interpret what he says.


In Context

10 Undoubtedly there are all sorts of languages in the world, yet none of them is without meaning.

11 If then I do not grasp the meaning of what someone is saying, I am a foreigner to the speaker, and he is a foreigner to me.

12 So it is with you. Since you are eager to have spiritual gifts, try to excel in gifts that build up the church.

13 For this reason anyone who speaks in a tongue should pray that he may interpret what he says.

14 For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful.

15 So what shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind; I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my mind.

1st Corinthians 14:13 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:13Wherefore let him that speaketh in an [unknown] tongue pray that he may interpret.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

14:13And therefore he that speaketh by a tongue, let him pray that he may interpret.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

14:13Wherefore let him that speaketh in a tongue pray that he may interpret.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:13Wherefore let him that speaks with a tongue pray that he may interpret.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

14:13Wherefore let him that speaketh in a tongue pray that he may interpret.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:13Wherefore, let him that speaketh in an unknown language, pray that he may interpret.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:13Therefore let him who speaks in another language pray that he may interpret.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

14:13wherefore he who is speaking in an unknown tongue — let him pray that he may interpret;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:13Why let him that speaks in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret.