KJV
19. 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.
KJV
19. 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.
AMP
19. Nevertheless, in public worship, I would rather say five words with my understanding and intelligently in order to instruct others, than ten thousand words in a [strange] tongue (language).
KJVP
19. Yet G235 CONJ in G1722 PREP the church G1577 N-DSF I had G2309 V-PAI-1S rather speak G2980 V-AAN five G4002 A-NUI words G3056 N-APM with G1223 PREP my G3588 T-GSM understanding G3563 N-GSM , that G2443 CONJ [ by ] [ my ] [ voice ] I might teach G2727 V-AAS-1S others G243 A-APM also G2532 CONJ , than G2228 PRT ten thousand G3463 A-APM words G3056 N-APM in G1722 PREP an [ unknown ] tongue G1100 N-DSF .
YLT
19. but in an assembly I wish to speak five words through my understanding, that others also I may instruct, rather than myriads of words in an [unknown] tongue.
ASV
19. howbeit in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that I might instruct others also, than ten thousand words in a tongue.
WEB
19. 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.
NASB
19. but in the church I would rather speak five words with my mind, so as to instruct others also, than ten thousand words in a tongue.
ESV
19. Nevertheless, in church I would rather speak five words with my mind in order to instruct others, than ten thousand words in a tongue.
RV
19. howbeit in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that I might instruct others also, than ten thousand words in a tongue.
RSV
19. nevertheless, in church I would rather speak five words with my mind, in order to instruct others, than ten thousand words in a tongue.
NKJV
19. yet in the church I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that I may teach others also, than ten thousand words in a tongue.
MKJV
19. yet in a church I desire to speak five words with my mind, so that I might also teach others, than ten thousand words in a tongue.
AKJV
19. 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.
NRSV
19. nevertheless, in church I would rather speak five words with my mind, in order to instruct others also, than ten thousand words in a tongue.
NIV
19. But in the church I would rather speak five intelligible words to instruct others than ten thousand words in a tongue.
NIRV
19. But in the church I would rather speak five words that people can understand than 10,000 words in another language. Then I would be teaching others.
NLT
19. But in a church meeting I would rather speak five understandable words to help others than ten thousand words in an unknown language.
MSG
19. But when I'm in a church assembled for worship, I'd rather say five words that everyone can understand and learn from than say ten thousand that sound to others like gibberish.
GNB
19. But in church worship I would rather speak five words that can be understood, in order to teach others, than speak thousands of words in strange tongues.
NET
19. but in the church I want to speak five words with my mind to instruct others, rather than ten thousand words in a tongue.
ERVEN
19. But in the church meetings I would rather speak five words that I understand than thousands of words in a different language. I would rather speak with my understanding, so that I can teach others.