Suppose you are praising God in the Spirit. And suppose there are visitors among you who want to know what’s going on. How can they say“ Amen” when you give thanks? They don’t know what you are saying.

不然，你用灵祝谢，那在座不通方言的人，既然不明白你的话，怎能在你感谢的时候说“阿们”呢？

不然，你用灵祝谢，那在座不通方言的人，既然不明白你的话，怎能在你感谢的时候说“阿们”呢？

不然，你用灵祝谢，那在座不通方言的人，既然不明白你的话，怎能在你感谢的时候说“阿们”呢？

否则，如果你在聚会中用方言来感恩，在座不懂方言的人不明白你在说些什么，怎能在你感恩的时候说“阿们”呢？

不然，如果你用灵赞美，在场那些不明白的人，因为不知道你在说什么，怎能在你感谢的时候说“阿们”呢？

否则，如果你用灵祝谢，在场的那些不明白的人，既然不知道你在说什么，怎么能在你感谢的时候说“阿们”呢？

不然，你用靈祝謝，那在座不通方言的人，既然不明白你的話，怎能在你感謝的時候說「阿們」呢？

不然，你用靈祝謝，那在座不通方言的人，既然不明白你的話，怎能在你感謝的時候說「阿們」呢？

不然，你用靈祝謝，那在座不通方言的人，既然不明白你的話，怎能在你感謝的時候說「阿們」呢？

否則，如果你在聚會中用方言來感恩，在座不懂方言的人不明白你在說些什麼，怎能在你感恩的時候說「阿們」呢？

不然，如果你用靈讚美，在場那些不明白的人，因為不知道你在說甚麼，怎能在你感謝的時候說“阿們”呢？

不然的話，你若以靈祝頌，外行人既不明白你說甚麼，怎能在你感謝的時候說「誠心所願」呢？

否則，如果你用靈祝謝，在場的那些不明白的人，既然不知道你在說什麼，怎麼能在你感謝的時候說「阿們」呢？

否則、爾以心祝謝、蚩氓既不知云何、焉能依爾所謝而言阿們乎、

若第以心祝謝、則蚩氓見之、不知云何、焉能和以心所願乎、

如爾以神祝謝、則彼無識者、既不知爾何言、焉能於爾祝謝之時、應聲曰阿們乎、

不然、爾若僅用心魂祝頌、則在無術者將莫明爾之所云、又何以應爾之稱謝而曰『心焉祝之』乎？

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?

Otherwise, if you give thanks with your spirit, how can anyone in the position of an outsider say“ Amen” to your thanksgiving when he does not know what you are saying?

For if you praise God only in the spirit, how can those who don’t understand you praise God along with you? How can they join you in giving thanks when they don’t understand what you are saying?

Otherwise, if you praise with the spirit, how will the outsider say“ Amen” at your giving of thanks, since he does not know what you are saying?

For otherwise, if you bless God in the spirit only, how will the one who occupies the place of the outsider know to say the“ Amen” at your giving of thanks, since he does not understand what you are saying?

Otherwise, if you bless with the spirit, how will he who occupies the place of the uninformed say“ Amen” at your giving of thanks, since he does not understand what you say?

Else if thou bless with the spirit, how shall he that filleth the place of the unlearned say the Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he knoweth not what thou sayest?

Otherwise, if you praise with the spirit, how will the uninformed person say“ Amen” at your giving of thanks, since he does not know what you are saying?

Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest?

Otherwise, if you are praising God with your spirit, how can someone without the gift say“ Amen” to your thanksgiving, since he does not know what you are saying?

Otherwise if you bless with the spirit, how will he who fills the place of the unlearned say the“ Amen” at your giving of thanks, seeing he doesn’t know what you say?

Give praise to the Lord, the God of Israel, for ever and ever. Let all the people say,“ Amen!” Praise the Lord.

The four living creatures said,“ Amen.” And the elders fell down and worshiped.

Give praise to the Lord, the God of Israel, for ever and ever. Then all the people said,“ Amen!” They also said,“ Praise the Lord.”

When he had given thanks, he broke it. He said,“ This is my body. It is given for you. Every time you eat it, do it in memory of me.”

Jeremiah said,“ Amen, Hananiah! May the Lord do those things! May he make the words you have prophesied come true. May he bring back from Babylon the objects that belong to the Lord’ s house. May he bring back to this place all the people who were taken away.

“ May anyone who makes a statue of a god and sets it up in secret be under the Lord’ s curse. That statue is made by a skilled worker. And the Lord hates it.” Then all the people will say,“ Amen!”“ May anyone who brings shame on their father or mother be under the Lord’ s curse.” Then all the people will say,“ Amen!”“ May anyone who moves their neighbor’s boundary stone be under the Lord’ s curse.” Then all the people will say,“ Amen!”“ May anyone who leads blind people down the wrong road be under the Lord’ s curse.” Then all the people will say,“ Amen!”“ May anyone who treats unfairly outsiders, widows, and children whose fathers have died be under the Lord’ s curse.” Then all the people will say,“ Amen!”“ May anyone who sleeps with his stepmother be under the Lord’ s curse. That man brings shame on his father by doing that.” Then all the people will say,“ Amen!”“ May anyone who has sex with animals be under the Lord’ s curse.” Then all the people will say,“ Amen!”“ May anyone who sleeps with his sister be under the Lord’ s curse. It doesn’t matter whether she is his full sister or his half sister.” Then all the people will say,“ Amen!”“ May anyone who sleeps with his mother- in- law be under the Lord’ s curse.” Then all the people will say,“ Amen!”“ May anyone who kills their neighbor secretly be under the Lord’ s curse.” Then all the people will say,“ Amen!”“ May anyone who accepts money to kill someone who isn’t guilty of doing anything wrong be under the Lord’ s curse.” Then all the people will say,“ Amen!”“ May anyone who doesn’t honor the words of this law by obeying them be under the Lord’ s curse.” Then all the people will say,“ Amen!”

May this water that brings a curse enter your body. May it make your body unable to have children.”“‘ Then the woman must say,“ Amen. Let it happen.”

Ezra praised the Lord. He is the great God. All the people lifted up their hands and said,“ Amen! Amen!” Then they bowed down. They turned their faces toward the ground and worshiped the Lord.

They said,“ Amen! May praise and glory and wisdom be given to our God for ever and ever. Give him thanks and honor and power and strength. Amen!”

Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, answered the king.“ Amen!” he said.“ May the Lord your God make it come true.

Give praise to his glorious name forever. May his glory fill the whole earth. Amen and Amen.

I always thank my God for you. I thank him because of the grace he has given to you who belong to Christ Jesus.You have been blessed in every way because of him. You have been blessed in all your speech and knowledge.God has shown that what we have spoken to you about Christ is true.There is no gift of the Holy Spirit that you don’t have. You are full of hope as you wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to come again.God will also keep you strong in faith to the very end. Then you will be without blame on the day our Lord Jesus Christ returns.

I give my love to all of you who belong to Christ Jesus. Amen.

Give praise to the Lord forever! Amen and Amen.

For you, this whole vision is like words that are sealed up in a scroll. Suppose you give it to someone who can read. And suppose you say,“ Please read this for us.” Then they’ll answer,“ I can’t. It’s sealed up.”Or suppose you give the scroll to someone who can’t read. And suppose you say,“ Please read this for us.” Then they’ll answer,“ I don’t know how to read.”

Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere. The Lord worked with them. And he backed up his word by the signs that went with it.

I raised my hand and made a promise to your people of long ago. I promised them I would give them a land that had plenty of milk and honey.’ It is the land you own today. I kept my promise.” I replied,“ Amen, Lord.”

Anyone who speaks in a language they had not known before doesn’t speak to people. They speak only to God. In fact, no one understands them. What they say by the Spirit remains a mystery.

Teach them to obey everything I have commanded you. And you can be sure that I am always with you, to the very end.”

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

The Jews there were amazed. They asked,“ How did this man learn so much without being taught?”

The leaders saw how bold Peter and John were. They also realized that Peter and John were ordinary men with no training. This surprised the leaders. They realized that these men had been with Jesus.

Suppose the whole church comes together and everyone speaks in other languages. And suppose visitors or unbelievers come in. Won’t they say you are out of your minds?But suppose unbelievers or visitors come in while everyone is prophesying. Then they will feel guilty about their sin. They will be judged by all.

Jesus is a witness about these things. He says,“ Yes. I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!

I also shook out my pockets and emptied them. I said,“ Someone might decide not to keep this promise they have made. If that happens, may God shake them out of their house! May he empty them of everything they own!” The whole community said,“ Amen.” They praised the Lord. And the leaders did what they had promised to do.

Give praise to the Lord, the God of Israel, for ever and ever. Amen and Amen.

Jesus also did many other things. What if every one of them were written down? I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written.

Keep us from sinning when we are tempted. Save us from the evil one.’