1COR 14:28 Parallel Verse View

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ULT But if there is not an interpreter, let him be silent in the church. Instead, let him speak to himself and to God.

UST On the other hand, when believers gather to worship God and a person who can explain the unknown language is not there, everyone who can talk in unknown languages should keep quiet. Instead of talking out loud, they should talk in unknown languages privately to God.

BSB But if there is no interpreter, he should remain silent in the church and speak only to himself and God.

BLB But if there is no interpreter, let him be silent in the church, and let him speak to himself and to God.

AICNT but if there is no interpreter, let the speaker be silent in the assembly, and let them speak to themselves and to God.

OEB If there is no one able to interpret what is said, they should remain silent at the meeting of the church, and speak to themselves and to God.

WEBBE But if there is no interpreter, let him keep silent in the assembly, and let him speak to himself and to God.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET But if there is no interpreter, he should be silent in the church. Let him speak to himself and to God.

LSV and if there may be no interpreter, let him be silent in an assembly, and let him speak to himself, and to God.

FBV If there's no one there to interpret, those who speak in tongues should keep quiet in church and only speak to themselves, and God.

TCNT But if there is no interpreter, they should keep quiet in the church and speak in tongues privately to God.

T4T If those who want to speak in a language that they have not learned realize that there is no one there who will be able to explain the meaning of what they will say, they should not speak in that language during the meeting. Instead, they should speak to God by themselves, somewhere else.

LEB But if there is no interpreter, he must be silent in the church, but let him speak to himself and to God.

BBE But if there is no one to give the sense, let him keep quiet in the church; and let his words be to himself and to God.

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Wymth or if there is no interpreter, let the man with the gift be silent in the Church, speaking to himself and to God.

ASV but if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.

DRA But if there be no interpreter, let him hold his peace in the church, and speak to himself and to God.

YLT and if there may be no interpreter, let him be silent in an assembly, and to himself let him speak, and to God.

Drby but if there be no interpreter, let him be silent in [the] assembly, and let him speak to himself and to [fn]God.

14.28 Elohim

RV but if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.

Wbstr But if there is no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.

KJB-1769 But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.

KJB-1611 But if there be no interpreter, let him keepe silence in the Church, and let him speake to himselfe, and to God.
(But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the Church, and let him speak to himself, and to God.)

Bshps But yf there be no interpreter, let him kepe scilence in the Churche, and let him speake to hym selfe, and to God.
(But if there be no interpreter, let him keep scilence in the Church, and let him speak to himself, and to God.)

Gnva But if there be no interpreter, let him keepe silence in the Church, which speaketh languages, and let him speake to himselfe, and to God.
(But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the Church, which speaketh/speaks languages, and let him speak to himself, and to God. )

Cvdl But yf there be not an interpreter, then let him kepe sylence in the congregacion, howbeit let him speake to himselfe and to God.
(But if there be not an interpreter, then let him keep sylence in the congregation, howbeit let him speak to himself and to God.)

TNT But yf ther be no interpreter let him kepe silence in the congregacion and let him speake to him selfe and to God.
(But if there be no interpreter let him keep silence in the congregation and let him speak to himself and to God. )

Wyc But if there be not an interpretour, be he stille in the chirche, and speke he to hym silf and to God.
(But if there be not an interpretour, be he stille in the church, and speak he to himself and to God.)

Luth Ist er aber nicht ein Ausleger, so schweige er unter der Gemeinde, rede aber sich selber, und GOtt,
(Is he but not a Ausleger, so schweige he under the/of_the Gemeinde, rede but itself/yourself/themselves selber, and God,)

ClVg Si autem non fuerit interpres, taceat in ecclesia: sibi autem loquatur, et Deo.[fn]
(When/But_if however not/no has_been interpres, taceat in ecclesia: sibi however loquatur, and Deo. )

14.28 Sibi autem loquatur. Sibi loquitur qui compungitur ex his quæ dicit. Et ideo ad honorem Dei, quem laudat vel orat.

14.28 Sibi however loquatur. Sibi loquitur who compungitur from his which dicit. And ideo to honorem of_God, which laudat or orat.

UGNT ἐὰν δὲ μὴ ᾖ διερμηνευτής, σιγάτω ἐν ἐκκλησίᾳ, ἑαυτῷ δὲ λαλείτω καὶ τῷ Θεῷ.
(ean de maʸ aʸ diermaʸneutaʸs, sigatō en ekklaʸsia, heautōi de laleitō kai tōi Theōi.)

SBL-GNT ἐὰν δὲ μὴ ᾖ ⸀διερμηνευτής, σιγάτω ἐν ἐκκλησίᾳ, ἑαυτῷ δὲ λαλείτω καὶ τῷ θεῷ.
(ean de maʸ aʸ ⸀diermaʸneutaʸs, sigatō en ekklaʸsia, heautōi de laleitō kai tōi theōi.)

TC-GNT ἐὰν δὲ μὴ ᾖ διερμηνευτής, σιγάτω ἐν ἐκκλησίᾳ· ἑαυτῷ δὲ λαλείτω καὶ τῷ Θεῷ.
(ean de maʸ aʸ diermaʸneutaʸs, sigatō en ekklaʸsia; heautōi de laleitō kai tōi Theōi. )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-condition-fact

ἐὰν

Much like in 14:27, Paul is speaking as if an interpreter not being present was a hypothetical possibility, but he knows that sometimes this is true. If your language does not state something as a condition if it is certain or true, and if your readers might think that what Paul is saying is not certain, then you can express the idea with a word that refers to a situation rather than to a possibility. Alternate translation: “whenever”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

διερμηνευτής

/an/_interpreter

Here, much like in 14:26–27, interpreter refers specifically to someone who can interpret a tongue. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state explicitly that the interpreter is the person who “interprets” the tongue. Alternate translation: “an interpreter for the tongue”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / extrainfo

μὴ ᾖ διερμηνευτής

not may_be /an/_interpreter

Just as in 14:27, the interpreter could be someone who speaks in tongues or some other person. If possible, you should translate an interpreter in such a way that it could refer to one of the people speaking in a tongue or to someone else. Alternate translation: “no one can interpret”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

σιγάτω & ἑαυτῷ & λαλείτω

˱him˲_/let_be/_keeping_silent & ˱to˲_himself & ˱him˲_/let_be/_speaking

Although him and himself are masculine, Paul is using them to refer to anyone, whether man or woman. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express him and himself with non gendered words or refer to both genders. Alternate translation: “let him or her be silent … let him or speak to himself or herself”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative3p

σιγάτω & λαλείτω

˱him˲_/let_be/_keeping_silent & ˱him˲_/let_be/_speaking

Here Paul uses two third-person imperatives. If you have third-person imperatives in your language, you could use them here. If you do not have third-person imperatives, you could express the ideas using a word such as “should” or “must.” Alternate translation: “he needs to be silent … he needs to speak”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

σιγάτω & λαλείτω

˱him˲_/let_be/_keeping_silent & ˱him˲_/let_be/_speaking

Here, let him be silent and let him speak refer specifically to speaking in “tongues.” They do not refer in general to any speaking in church. If your readers would not infer this information, you could state it more explicitly. Alternate translation: “let him not speak the tongue … let him speak the tongue”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἐν ἐκκλησίᾳ

in /the/_assembly

Here, just as in 14:19, in the church is a spatial metaphor that speaks of the church as if it were a place in which people could gather. Paul speaks in this way to indicate the situation which he is discussing: a gathering of believers that meets to worship God. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express in the church by clarifying that the church refers to a gathering of believers for worship. Alternate translation: “in the gathering of believers” or “during the worship service”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἑαυτῷ & καὶ τῷ Θεῷ

˱to˲_himself & and ¬the ˱to˲_God

Here, to himself and to God could refer to: (1) how the person should keep the “tongue” between himself and God. In other words, the only people who experience the “tongue” are the person speaking it and God. This would mean that the person speaking the “tongue” says words in their head or very quietly. Alternate translation: “in his mind to God” or “quietly to God” (2) how the person should speak the “tongue” after the meeting is over and “he” is by himself. In this way, only the person who speaks the “tongue” and God hear it. Alternate translation: “to God when he is by himself”

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