Parallel Verses
- New Living Translation - 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.
- 新标点和合本 - 那说方言的，原不是对人说，乃是对 神说，因为没有人听出来。然而，他在心灵里却是讲说各样的奥秘。
- 和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 那说方言 的，不是对人说，而是对上帝说，因为没有人听得懂；他是藉着圣灵说各样的奥秘。
- 和合本2010（神版-简体） - 那说方言 的，不是对人说，而是对 神说，因为没有人听得懂；他是藉着圣灵说各样的奥秘。
- 当代译本 - 人说方言，是对上帝说的，并非对人说的，因为没有人听得懂，他是在心灵里 述说各种奥秘。
- 圣经新译本 - 原来那说方言的不是对人说，而是对 神说，因为没有人能听得懂；他是在灵里讲奥秘的事。
- 中文标准译本 - 原来那说殊言 的，不是对人说，而是对神说，因为没有人听得懂；他是在灵里讲说各样的奥秘。
- 现代标点和合本 - 那说方言的原不是对人说，乃是对神说，因为没有人听出来，然而他在心灵里却是讲说各样的奥秘。
- 和合本（拼音版） - 那说方言的，原不是对人说，乃是对上帝说，因为没有人听出来。然而他在心灵里，却是讲说各样的奥秘。
- New International Version - 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.
- New International Reader's Version - 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.
- English Standard Version - 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.
- Christian Standard Bible - For the person who speaks in a tongue is not speaking to people but to God, since no one understands him; he speaks mysteries in the Spirit.
- New American Standard Bible - For the one who speaks in a tongue does not speak to people, but to God; for no one understands, but in his spirit he speaks mysteries.
- New King James Version - For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God, for no one understands him; however, in the spirit he speaks mysteries.
- Amplified Bible - For one who speaks in an unknown tongue does not speak to people but to God; for no one understands him or catches his meaning, but by the Spirit he speaks mysteries [secret truths, hidden things].
- American Standard Version - 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.
- King James Version - 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.
- New English Translation - For the one speaking in a tongue does not speak to people but to God, for no one understands; he is speaking mysteries by the Spirit.
- World English Bible - For he who speaks in another language speaks not to men, but to God; for no one understands; but in the Spirit he speaks mysteries.
- 新標點和合本 - 那說方言的，原不是對人說，乃是對神說，因為沒有人聽出來。然而，他在心靈裏卻是講說各樣的奧祕。
- 和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 那說方言 的，不是對人說，而是對上帝說，因為沒有人聽得懂；他是藉着聖靈說各樣的奧祕。
- 和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 那說方言 的，不是對人說，而是對 神說，因為沒有人聽得懂；他是藉着聖靈說各樣的奧祕。
- 當代譯本 - 人說方言，是對上帝說的，並非對人說的，因為沒有人聽得懂，他是在心靈裡 述說各種奧祕。
- 聖經新譯本 - 原來那說方言的不是對人說，而是對 神說，因為沒有人能聽得懂；他是在靈裡講奧祕的事。
- 呂振中譯本 - 因為捲舌頭說話的、不是對人說，乃是對上帝 說 ；因為沒有人聽得來；他只是憑着靈講奧祕的事。
- 中文標準譯本 - 原來那說殊言 的，不是對人說，而是對神說，因為沒有人聽得懂；他是在靈裡講說各樣的奧祕。
- 現代標點和合本 - 那說方言的原不是對人說，乃是對神說，因為沒有人聽出來，然而他在心靈裡卻是講說各樣的奧祕。
- 文理和合譯本 - 言方言者、非與人言、乃與上帝言、因無人達之、惟以其心而言奧秘也、
- 文理委辦譯本 - 人感於神、以言奧妙、而所言者、諸國方言、則聽者不知、蓋非與人言、乃與上帝言、
- 施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 言方言者、非向人言、乃向天主言、蓋感於聖神言奧妙、而無人會悟、
- 吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 何則、操方言者、 非與眾人語、乃與天主語也。心中雖言妙諦而他人則莫名其妙也。
- Nueva Versión Internacional - Porque el que habla en lenguas no habla a los demás, sino a Dios. En realidad, nadie le entiende lo que dice, pues habla misterios por el Espíritu.
- 현대인의 성경 - 방언을 하는 자는 사람에게 말하는 것이 아니라 하나님에게 말합니다. 이것은 아무도 그의 말을 알아들을 수 없는데도 그는 영으로 신비한 것을 말하기 때문입니다.
- Новый Русский Перевод - Кто говорит на незнакомом языке, тот говорит не людям, а Богу, ведь его никто не понимает, он духом говорит тайны.
- Восточный перевод - Кто говорит на незнакомом языке, тот говорит не людям, а Всевышнему, ведь его никто не понимает, он духом говорит тайны.
- Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Кто говорит на незнакомом языке, тот говорит не людям, а Аллаху, ведь его никто не понимает, он духом говорит тайны.
- Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Кто говорит на незнакомом языке, тот говорит не людям, а Всевышнему, ведь его никто не понимает, он духом говорит тайны.
- La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Celui qui parle dans une langue inconnue s’adresse à Dieu et non aux hommes : personne ne comprend les paroles mystérieuses qu’il prononce sous l’inspiration de l’Esprit.
- リビングバイブル - もしあなたが、聞いたことのない特別なことばである異言を語る場合、それは神への語りかけであって、人々へのことばではありません。人々には、そのことばが理解できないからです。あなたは聖霊の力によって語るのですが、それはみな隠された奥義なのです。
- Nestle Aland 28 - ὁ γὰρ λαλῶν γλώσσῃ οὐκ ἀνθρώποις λαλεῖ ἀλλὰ θεῷ· οὐδεὶς γὰρ ἀκούει, πνεύματι δὲ λαλεῖ μυστήρια·
- unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ὁ γὰρ λαλῶν γλώσσῃ, οὐκ ἀνθρώποις λαλεῖ, ἀλλὰ Θεῷ; οὐδεὶς γὰρ ἀκούει, πνεύματι δὲ λαλεῖ μυστήρια.
- Nova Versão Internacional - Pois quem fala em uma língua não fala aos homens, mas a Deus. De fato, ninguém o entende; em espírito fala mistérios.
- Hoffnung für alle - Wenn nämlich jemand in unbekannten Sprachen redet, dann spricht er nicht zu Menschen, denn niemand versteht ihn. Er spricht zu Gott, und was er durch Gottes Geist redet, bleibt ein Geheimnis.
- Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Người nói tiếng lạ không nói với con người nhưng với Đức Chúa Trời, không ai hiểu được vì người ấy nói về các huyền nhiệm do Chúa Thánh Linh cảm động.
- พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - เพราะผู้ที่พูดภาษาแปลกๆ ไม่ได้พูดกับมนุษย์ แต่ทูลต่อพระเจ้า อันที่จริงไม่มีใครเข้าใจสิ่งที่เขาพูดเลย เขากล่าวข้อล้ำลึกด้วยจิตวิญญาณของเขา
- พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ถ้าผู้ใดพูดภาษาที่ตนไม่รู้จัก ผู้นั้นไม่ได้พูดต่อมนุษย์แต่พูดต่อพระเจ้าเพราะว่าไม่มีคนเข้าใจ เขาพูดถึงสิ่งลึกลับซับซ้อนในฝ่ายวิญญาณ
Cross Reference
- 2 Kings 18:26 - Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, Shebna, and Joah said to the Assyrian chief of staff, “Please speak to us in Aramaic, for we understand it well. Don’t speak in Hebrew, for the people on the wall will hear.”
- 1 Corinthians 14:27 - No more than two or three should speak in tongues. They must speak one at a time, and someone must interpret what they say.
- 1 Corinthians 14:28 - But if no one is present who can interpret, they must be silent in your church meeting and speak in tongues to God privately.
- 1 Corinthians 14:16 - 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?
- Colossians 1:26 - This message was kept secret for centuries and generations past, but now it has been revealed to God’s people.
- Colossians 1:27 - For God wanted them to know that the riches and glory of Christ are for you Gentiles, too. And this is the secret: Christ lives in you. This gives you assurance of sharing his glory.
- Colossians 2:2 - I want them to be encouraged and knit together by strong ties of love. I want them to have complete confidence that they understand God’s mysterious plan, which is Christ himself.
- Acts of the Apostles 22:9 - The people with me saw the light but didn’t understand the voice speaking to me.
- Deuteronomy 28:49 - “The Lord will bring a distant nation against you from the end of the earth, and it will swoop down on you like a vulture. It is a nation whose language you do not understand,
- Genesis 11:7 - Come, let’s go down and confuse the people with different languages. Then they won’t be able to understand each other.”
- 1 Corinthians 2:7 - No, the wisdom we speak of is the mystery of God —his plan that was previously hidden, even though he made it for our ultimate glory before the world began.
- Mark 4:11 - He replied, “You are permitted to understand the secret of the Kingdom of God. But I use parables for everything I say to outsiders,
- Romans 16:25 - Now all glory to God, who is able to make you strong, just as my Good News says. This message about Jesus Christ has revealed his plan for you Gentiles, a plan kept secret from the beginning of time.
- Ephesians 3:3 - As I briefly wrote earlier, God himself revealed his mysterious plan to me.
- Ephesians 3:4 - As you read what I have written, you will understand my insight into this plan regarding Christ.
- Ephesians 3:5 - God did not reveal it to previous generations, but now by his Spirit he has revealed it to his holy apostles and prophets.
- Ephesians 3:6 - And this is God’s plan: Both Gentiles and Jews who believe the Good News share equally in the riches inherited by God’s children. Both are part of the same body, and both enjoy the promise of blessings because they belong to Christ Jesus.
- Ephesians 3:7 - By God’s grace and mighty power, I have been given the privilege of serving him by spreading this Good News.
- Ephesians 3:8 - Though I am the least deserving of all God’s people, he graciously gave me the privilege of telling the Gentiles about the endless treasures available to them in Christ.
- Ephesians 3:9 - I was chosen to explain to everyone this mysterious plan that God, the Creator of all things, had kept secret from the beginning.
- Genesis 42:23 - Of course, they didn’t know that Joseph understood them, for he had been speaking to them through an interpreter.
- 1 Timothy 3:9 - They must be committed to the mystery of the faith now revealed and must live with a clear conscience.
- 1 Timothy 3:16 - Without question, this is the great mystery of our faith : Christ was revealed in a human body and vindicated by the Spirit. He was seen by angels and announced to the nations. He was believed in throughout the world and taken to heaven in glory.
- Ephesians 6:19 - And pray for me, too. Ask God to give me the right words so I can boldly explain God’s mysterious plan that the Good News is for Jews and Gentiles alike.
- 1 Corinthians 2:10 - But it was to us that God revealed these things by his Spirit. For his Spirit searches out everything and shows us God’s deep secrets.
- Psalms 78:2 - for I will speak to you in a parable. I will teach you hidden lessons from our past—
- Matthew 13:11 - He replied, “You are permitted to understand the secrets of the Kingdom of Heaven, but others are not.
- 1 Corinthians 14:9 - It’s the same for you. If you speak to people in words they don’t understand, how will they know what you are saying? You might as well be talking into empty space.
- 1 Corinthians 14:10 - There are many different languages in the world, and every language has meaning.
- 1 Corinthians 14:11 - But if I don’t understand a language, I will be a foreigner to someone who speaks it, and the one who speaks it will be a foreigner to me.
- Psalms 49:3 - For my words are wise, and my thoughts are filled with insight.
- Psalms 49:4 - I listen carefully to many proverbs and solve riddles with inspiration from a harp.
- Revelation 10:7 - When the seventh angel blows his trumpet, God’s mysterious plan will be fulfilled. It will happen just as he announced it to his servants the prophets.”
- 1 Corinthians 15:51 - But let me reveal to you a wonderful secret. We will not all die, but we will all be transformed!
- Acts of the Apostles 2:4 - And everyone present was filled with the Holy Spirit and began speaking in other languages, as the Holy Spirit gave them this ability.
- Acts of the Apostles 2:5 - At that time there were devout Jews from every nation living in Jerusalem.
- Acts of the Apostles 2:6 - When they heard the loud noise, everyone came running, and they were bewildered to hear their own languages being spoken by the believers.
- Acts of the Apostles 2:7 - They were completely amazed. “How can this be?” they exclaimed. “These people are all from Galilee,
- Acts of the Apostles 2:8 - and yet we hear them speaking in our own native languages!
- Acts of the Apostles 2:9 - Here we are—Parthians, Medes, Elamites, people from Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus, the province of Asia,
- Acts of the Apostles 2:10 - Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, and the areas of Libya around Cyrene, visitors from Rome
- Acts of the Apostles 2:11 - (both Jews and converts to Judaism), Cretans, and Arabs. And we all hear these people speaking in our own languages about the wonderful things God has done!”
- 1 Corinthians 13:2 - If I had the gift of prophecy, and if I understood all of God’s secret plans and possessed all knowledge, and if I had such faith that I could move mountains, but didn’t love others, I would be nothing.
- 1 Corinthians 14:18 - I thank God that I speak in tongues more than any of you.
- 1 Corinthians 14:19 - But in a church meeting I would rather speak five understandable words to help others than ten thousand words in an unknown language.
- 1 Corinthians 14:20 - Dear brothers and sisters, don’t be childish in your understanding of these things. Be innocent as babies when it comes to evil, but be mature in understanding matters of this kind.
- 1 Corinthians 14:21 - It is written in the Scriptures : “I will speak to my own people through strange languages and through the lips of foreigners. But even then, they will not listen to me,” says the Lord.
- 1 Corinthians 14:22 - So you see that speaking in tongues is a sign, not for believers, but for unbelievers. Prophecy, however, is for the benefit of believers, not unbelievers.
- 1 Corinthians 14:23 - Even so, if unbelievers or people who don’t understand these things come into your church meeting and hear everyone speaking in an unknown language, they will think you are crazy.
- Acts of the Apostles 19:6 - Then when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in other tongues and prophesied.
- Mark 16:17 - These miraculous signs will accompany those who believe: They will cast out demons in my name, and they will speak in new languages.
- Acts of the Apostles 10:46 - For they heard them speaking in other tongues and praising God. Then Peter asked,