1COR 14:29 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

UST Similarly, around two or three people who proclaim what God says should speak. Everyone else should decide whether what they say is correct or incorrect.

BSB § Two or three prophets should speak, and the others should weigh carefully what is said.

AICNT Let two or three prophets speak, and let the others discern;

OEB Of preachers two or three should speak, and the rest should weigh well what is said.

WEBBE Let two or three of the prophets speak, and let the others discern.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Two or three prophets should speak and the others should evaluate what is said.

LSV And prophets—let two or three speak, and let the others discern,

FBV Similarly, have two or three of those who give God's prophetic message speak, and let everyone else think about what was said.

TCNT Two or three prophets should speak, and the others should evaluate what they say.

T4T During a meeting, two or three people should speak messages that come directly from God, and others who are there should think carefully about what those people have said.

LEB Let two or three prophets speak, and the others evaluate.

BBE And let the prophets give their words, but not more than two or three, and let the others be judges of what they say.

Moff No Moff 1COR book available

Wymth But if there are Prophets, let two or three speak and let the rest judge.

ASV And let the prophets speak by two or three, and let the others discern.

DRA And let the prophets speak, two or three; and let the rest judge.

YLT And prophets — let two or three speak, and let the others discern,

Drby And let two or three prophets speak, and let the others judge.

RV And let the prophets speak by two or three, and let the others discern.

Wbstr Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the others judge.

KJB-1769 Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge.

KJB-1611 Let the Prophets speake two or three, and let the other iudge.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation)

Bshps Let the prophetes speake two or three, and let the other iudge.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Gnva Let the Prophets speake two, or three, and let the other iudge.
(Let the Prophets speak two, or three, and let the other judge. )

Cvdl As for the prophetes, let two or thre speake and let the other iudge.
(As for the prophets, let two or three speak and let the other judge.)

TNT Let the Prophetes speake two at once or thre at once and let other iudge.
(Let the Prophets speak two at once or three at once and let other judge. )

Wycl Prophetis tweine or thre seie, and othere wiseli deme.
(Prophetis tweine or three say, and other wiseli deme.)

Luth Die Weissager aber lasset reden, zween oder drei, und die andern lasset richten.
(The Weissager but let reden, zween or three, and the change let richten.)

ClVg Prophetæ autem duo, aut tres dicant, et ceteri dijudicent.[fn]
(Prophetæ however duo, aut tres dicant, and ceteri diyudicent. )

14.29 Prophetæ duo. Quia sufficit sermo tot hominum, et in ore duorum vel trium stat omne verbum.

14.29 Prophetæ duo. Because sufficit sermo tot of_men, and in ore duorum or trium stat omne verbum.

UGNT προφῆται δὲ δύο ἢ τρεῖς λαλείτωσαν, καὶ οἱ ἄλλοι διακρινέτωσαν.
(profaʸtai de duo aʸ treis laleitōsan, kai hoi alloi diakrinetōsan.)

SBL-GNT προφῆται δὲ δύο ἢ τρεῖς λαλείτωσαν, καὶ οἱ ἄλλοι διακρινέτωσαν·
(profaʸtai de duo aʸ treis laleitōsan, kai hoi alloi diakrinetōsan;)

TC-GNT Προφῆται δὲ δύο ἢ τρεῖς λαλείτωσαν, καὶ οἱ ἄλλοι διακρινέτωσαν.
(Profaʸtai de duo aʸ treis laleitōsan, kai hoi alloi diakrinetōsan. )

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

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

δὲ

and

Here, But introduces similar instructions about a new topic (prophecy). If it would be helpful in your language, you could express But with a word or phrase that introduces a related topic. Alternate translation: “In the same way,”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

προφῆται & δύο ἢ τρεῖς λαλείτωσαν

prophets & two or three /let_be/_speaking

Paul does not explicitly state in what situation two or three prophets should speak. He does not mean that only two or three prophets can ever speak. He could be speaking about: (1) each time the believers gathered to worship God. Alternate translation: “let two or three prophets speak every time you gather together” (2) the periods between when the others evaluate. In this case, two or three prophets can speak before the evaluation happens. Alternate translation: “let two or three prophets speak consecutively”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

δύο ἢ τρεῖς

two or three

Here, two or three does not restrict the number of prophets to only those two numbers. Rather, Paul uses two or three to give a general idea of how many prophets should speak when believers gather for worship. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate two or three by including a word or phrase that indicates that Paul is giving examples or rough estimates. Alternate translation: “roughly two or three”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative3p

προφῆται & δύο ἢ τρεῖς λαλείτωσαν, καὶ οἱ ἄλλοι διακρινέτωσαν

prophets & two or three /let_be/_speaking and the others /let_be/_distinguishing

In this verse, 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: “two or three prophets must speak, and the others must evaluate”

Note 5 topic: writing-pronouns

οἱ ἄλλοι

the others

Here, the others could refer to: (1) all the believers who are not prophesying. Alternate translation: “the rest of the believers” (2) all the prophets who are not prophesying. Alternate translation: “the other prophets”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

οἱ ἄλλοι διακρινέτωσαν

the others /let_be/_distinguishing

Here Paul does not state what the others are supposed to evaluate. He implies that it is what the prophets speak. If your readers would not make this inference, you could refer to what the prophets speak explicitly. Alternate translation: “let the others evaluate what they say”

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