1 Corinthians 14:17

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

1 Corinthians 14:17

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

You may be giving thanks well enough, but the other one is not edified.

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KJV

King James Version

For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified.

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WEB

World English Bible

For you most certainly give thanks well, but the other person is not built up.

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ASV

American Standard Version

For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified.

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

For indeed, you give thanks well, but the other is not edified.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

1 Corinthians 14

¹⁵ What then 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.

¹⁶ Otherwise, if you speak a blessing in spirit, how can someone who is uninstructed say “Amen” to your thanksgiving, since he does not know what you are saying?

¹⁷ You may be giving thanks well enough, but the other one is not edified.

¹⁸ I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you.

¹⁹ But in the church, I would rather speak five coherent words to instruct others than ten thousand words in a tongue.

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