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 Frères, ne soyez pas des enfants sous le rapport du jugement; mais pour la malice, soyez enfants, et, à l’égard du jugement, soyez des hommes faits.

21 Il est écrit dans la loi: C’est par des hommes d’une autre langue Et par des lèvres d’étrangers Que je parlerai à ce peuple, Et ils ne m’écouteront pas même ainsi, dit le Seigneur.

22 Par conséquent, les langues sont un signe, non pour les croyants, mais pour les non-croyants; la prophétie, au contraire, est un signe, non pour les non-croyants, mais pour les croyants.

23 Si donc, dans une assemblée de l’Église entière, tous parlent en langues, et qu’il survienne des hommes du peuple ou des non-croyants, ne diront-ils pas que vous êtes fous?

24 Mais si tous prophétisent, et qu’il survienne quelque non-croyant ou un homme du peuple, il est convaincu par tous, il est jugé par tous,

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