Verse Comparison: 1 Corinthians 14:19
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified® Bible
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).
Contemporary English Version
But words that make sense can help the church. That's why in church I had rather speak five words that make sense than to speak ten thousand words in a language that others don't know.
Darby English Version
but in [the] assembly I desire to speak five words with my understanding, that I may instruct others also, [rather] than ten thousand words in a tongue.
Good News Bible
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.
International Standard Version
But in church I would rather speak five words with my mind to instruct others than 10,000 words in a tongue.
King James Version
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.
New American Standard Bible
however, in the church I desire to speak five words with my mind so that I may instruct others also, rather than ten thousand words in a tongue.
New International Version
But in the church I would rather speak five intelligible words to instruct others than ten thousand words in a tongue.
New King James Version
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.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
however, in the church I desire to speak five words with my mind so that I may instruct others also, rather than ten thousand words in a tongue.
Young's Literal Translation
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.
