1 Corinthians 14:11

“Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh shall be a barbarian unto me.”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for 1 Corinthians 14:11

Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voyce, I shall bee vnto him that speaketh, a Barbarian, and he that speaketh shall be a Barbarian vnto mee.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

If then I do not know the meaning of the language, I will be to the one who speaks a barbarian, and the one who speaks will be a barbarian to me.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

If then I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be to him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh will be a barbarian unto me.
- American Standard Version (1901)

But if the sense of the voice is not clear to me, I am like a man from a strange country to him who is talking, and he will be the same to me.
- Basic English Bible

If, then, I do not know the meaning of someone's language, I am a foreigner to the speaker, and he is a foreigner to me.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

If therefore I do not know the power of the sound, I shall be to him that speaks a barbarian, and he that speaks a barbarian for me.
- Darby Bible

If then I know not the power of the voice, I shall be to him to whom I speak a barbarian; and he that speaketh, a barbarian to me.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

If then I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be to him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh will be a barbarian unto me.
- English Revised Version

If then I don't know the meaning of the sound, I would be to him who speaks a foreigner, and he who speaks would be a foreigner to me.
- World English Bible

Bible Commentary for 1 Corinthians 14:11

Wesley's Notes for 1 Corinthians 14:11


14:11 I shall be a barbarian to him - Shall seem to talk unintelligible gibberish.



People's Bible Notes for 1 Corinthians 14:11


1Co 14:11 If I know not the meaning of the voice. The language. I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian. A foreigner, not understanding his language. The Greeks and Romans called all not of their races barbarians.

View more 1 Corinthians 14:11 meaning, interpretation, and commentary...

1 Corinthians 14:11 meaning