KJV King James Version
What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
1 Corinthians 14:15
What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
What then shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind. I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my mind.
WEB World English Bible
What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also. I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.
ASV American Standard Version
What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
What then is it? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray also with the understanding; I will sing psalms with the spirit, and I will sing psalms also with the understanding;
Surrounding context — 1 Corinthians 14
12 Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual [gifts], seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church.
13 Wherefore let him that speaketh in an [unknown] tongue pray that he may interpret.
14 For if I pray in an [unknown] tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.
15 What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.
16 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?
17 For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified.
18 I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all:
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
τίG5101 · tiswhich?οὖνG3767 · ountherefore/thenἐστιν;G1510 · eimito beπροσεύξομαιG4336 · proseuchomaito prayτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoπνεύματι,G4151 · pneumaspirit/breath: spiritπροσεύξομαιG4336 · proseuchomaito prayδὲG1161 · dethenκαὶG2532 · kaiandτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoνοΐ·G3563 · nousmindψαλῶG5567 · psallōto sing praiseτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoπνεύματι,G4151 · pneumaspirit/breath: spiritψαλῶG5567 · psallōto sing praiseδὲG1161 · dethenκαὶG2532 · kaiandτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoνοΐ.G3563 · nousmind
Cross-references
Colossians 3:16Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.Ephesians 6:18Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;John 4:23-24But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.Ephesians 5:17-20Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord [is].Jude 1:20But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,Psalm 47:7For God [is] the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding.Romans 12:1-2I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, [which is] your reasonable service.1 Corinthians 14:19Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that [by my voice] I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an [unknown] tongue.Romans 1:9For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;1 Corinthians 10:19What say I then? that the idol is any thing, or that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is any thing?Romans 3:5But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? [Is] God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man)Philippians 1:18What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretence, or in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.Romans 8:31What shall we then say to these things? If God [be] for us, who [can be] against us?
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