我若用方言祷告，是我的灵祷告，但我的悟性没有果效。

我若用方言祷告，是我的灵在祷告；但我的理智没有效果。

我若用方言祷告，是我的灵在祷告；但我的理智没有效果。

如果我用方言祷告，那是我的灵在祷告，但我的悟性没有发挥作用。

我若用方言祷告，是我的灵在祷告，我的理智并没有作用。

如果我用殊言祷告，是我的灵在祷告，但我的理性却是结不出果子的。

我若用方言禱告，是我的靈禱告，但我的悟性沒有果效。

我若用方言禱告，是我的靈在禱告；但我的理智沒有效果。

我若用方言禱告，是我的靈在禱告；但我的理智沒有效果。

如果我用方言禱告，那是我的靈在禱告，但我的悟性沒有發揮作用。

我若用方言禱告，是我的靈在禱告，我的理智並沒有作用。

因為我若捲舌頭禱告，只是我的靈禱告，我的心思並不發生果效。

如果我用殊言禱告，是我的靈在禱告，但我的理性卻是結不出果子的。

如我以方言祈禱、是乃我心祈禱、而知識無所裨益、

如用諸國方言祈禱、是第以心祈禱、而所言之意、無益於人、

我若以方言祈禱、則我神祈禱、而我心無益、

蓋吾若以方言祈禱、則吾之心魂誠禱矣、而吾之理智則未受其益也。

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

If I pray in another language, my spirit prays. But my mind does not pray.

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

For if I pray in tongues, my spirit is praying, but I don’t understand what I am saying.

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

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

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

For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.

For if I pray in another language, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful.

For if I pray in an[ unknown] tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.

If I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unproductive.

For if I pray in another language, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful.

So what shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my understanding; I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my understanding.Otherwise when you are praising God in the Spirit, how can someone else, who is now put in the position of an inquirer, say“ Amen” to your thanksgiving, since they do not know what you are saying? (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. (niv)

But in the church I would rather speak five intelligible words to instruct others than ten thousand words in a tongue. (niv)