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1 Corinthians 14:13

Wherefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret.

KJV

διὸ ὁ λαλῶν γλώσσῃ προσευχέσθω ἵνα διερμηνεύῃ.

Greek NT

Et ideo qui loquitur lingua, oret ut interpretetur.

Vulgate

Wherefore let him that speaketh in a tongue pray that he may interpret.

ASV

And therefore he that speaketh by a tongue, let him pray that he may interpret.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

7 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

γλῶσσα
glossa
noun · 50×
διερμηνεύω
diermeneuo
verb · 6×
διό
dio
conjunction · 52×
λαλέω
laleo
verb · 298×
προσεύχομαι
proseuchomai
verb · 85×
ἵνα
ina
conjunction · 665×
o
article · 19778×

Textual variants

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

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SBLGNT: Διὸ | WH/Treg/NIV: Διὸ | RP: Διόπερ
  • ΔιὸSBLGNT
  • ΔιὸWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ΔιόπερRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 12:30 — Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?
  • John 14:13 — And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
  • Mark 11:24 — Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.