1 Corinthians 14:22 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to them that believe not: but prophesying serveth not for them that believe not, but for them which believe.”

1 Corinthians 14:22 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Corinthians 14:22 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Corinthians 14:22 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Therefore other languages are for a sign, not to those who believe, but to the unbelieving; but prophesying is for a sign, not to the unbelieving, but to those who believe.”

1 Corinthians 14:22 — World English Bible

1 Corinthians 14:22 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to the unbelieving: but prophesying is for a sign, not to the unbelieving, but to them that believe.”

1 Corinthians 14:22 — American Standard Version

1 Corinthians 14:22 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“so that the tongues are for a sign, not to the believing, but to the unbelieving; and the prophesy <FI>is<Fi> not for the unbelieving, but for the believing,”

1 Corinthians 14:22 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Corinthians 14:22 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“So that tongues are for a sign, not to those who believe, but to unbelievers; but prophecy, not to unbelievers, but to those who believe.”

1 Corinthians 14:22 — Darby Translation

1 Corinthians 14:22 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Wherefore strange tongues are for a signe, not to them that beleeue, but to them that beleeue not: but prophecying serueth not for them that beleeue not, but for them which beleeue.”

1 Corinthians 14:22 — Geneva Bible

1 Corinthians 14:22 in Context — 1 Corinthians 14

20 Hermanos, no seáis niños en el sentido, sino sed niños en la malicia: empero perfectos en el sentido.

21 En la ley está escrito: En otras lenguas y en otros labios hablaré á este pueblo; y ni aun así me oirán, dice el Señor.

22 Así que, las lenguas por señal son, no á los fieles, sino á los infieles: mas la profecía, no á los infieles, sino á los fieles.

23 De manera que, si toda la iglesia se juntare en uno, y todos hablan lenguas, y entran indoctos ó infieles, ¿no dirán que estáis locos?

24 Mas si todos profetizan, y entra algún infiel ó indocto, de todos es convencido, de todos es juzgado;

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What Does 1 Corinthians 14:22 Mean?

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