1 Corinthians 14:11

Updated: June 3, 2025

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 (WEB)

Therefore{G3767} if{G3362} I know{G1492}{(G5762)} not{G3362} the meaning{G1411} of the voice{G5456}, I shall be{G2071}{(G5704)} unto him that speaketh{G2980}{(G5723)} a barbarian{G915}, and{G2532} he that speaketh{G2980}{(G5723)} shall be a barbarian{G915} unto{G1722} me{G1698}.

KJV with Strongs

(11) If then I don't know the meaning of the sound, I will be to the one who speaks, a foreigner and the one who speaks, a foreigner to me.

The F.O.G

[11] But if I don't understand someone's language, I'm like a foreigner to them, and they to me. We remain disconnected despite our words.

The F.O.G Paraphrase

if, then, I do not know the power of the voice, I shall be to him who is speaking a foreigner, and he who is speaking, is to me a foreigner;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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