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1 Corinthians 14:2

For he who cspeaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God, for no one understands him; however, in the spirit he speaks mysteries.

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1 Corinthians 14:2 — The New International Version (NIV)

For anyone who speaks in a tongue does not speak to people but to God. Indeed, no one understands them; they utter mysteries by the Spirit.

1 Corinthians 14:2 — English Standard Version (ESV)

For one who speaks in a tongue speaks not to men but to God; for no one understands him, but he utters mysteries in the Spirit.

1 Corinthians 14:2 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.

1 Corinthians 14:2 — New Living Translation (NLT)

For if you have the ability to speak in tongues, you will be talking only to God, since people won’t be able to understand you. You will be speaking by the power of the Spirit, but it will all be mysterious.

1 Corinthians 14:2 — New Century Version (NCV)

I will explain why. Those who have the gift of speaking in different languages are not speaking to people; they are speaking to God. No one understands them; they are speaking secret things through the Spirit.

1 Corinthians 14:2 — American Standard Version (ASV)

For he that speaketh in a tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God; for no man understandeth; but in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.

1 Corinthians 14:2 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

For he that speaks with a tongue does not speak to men but to God: for no one hears; but in spirit he speaks mysteries.

1 Corinthians 14:2 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

When a person speaks in another language, he doesn’t speak to people but to God. No one understands him. His spirit is speaking mysteries.

1 Corinthians 14:2 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

For the person who speaks in another language is not speaking to men but to God, since no one understands him; however, he speaks mysteries in the Spirit.

1 Corinthians 14:2 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

For those who speak in a tongue do not speak to other people but to God; for nobody understands them, since they are speaking mysteries in the Spirit.

1 Corinthians 14:2 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

For the one who speaks in a tongue does not speak to people but to God, because no one understands, but by the Spirit he speaks mysteries.

1 Corinthians 14:2 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Anyone who speaks in a language he had not known before doesn’t speak to people. He speaks only to God. In fact, no one understands that person. What he says with his spirit remains a mystery.

1 Corinthians 14:2 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

For one who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God; for no one understands, but in his spirit he speaks mysteries.


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