Parallel Bible results for "1 corinthians 14:19"

1 Corinthians 14:19

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19 But when I'm in a church assembled for worship, I'd rather say five words that everyone can understand and learn from than say ten thousand that sound to others like gibberish.
19 But in the church I would rather speak five intelligible words to instruct others than ten thousand words in a tongue.
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