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Unless you speak intelligible words with your tongue, how will anyone know what you are saying? You will just be speaking into the air. <a href="/nlt/1_corinthians/14.htm">New Living Translation</a> It’s the same for you. If you speak to people in words they don’t understand, how will they know what you are saying? You might as well be talking into empty space. <a href="/esv/1_corinthians/14.htm">English Standard Version</a> So with yourselves, if with your tongue you utter speech that is not intelligible, how will anyone know what is said? For you will be speaking into the air. <a href="/bsb/1_corinthians/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> So it is with you. Unless you speak intelligible words with your tongue, how will anyone know what you are saying? You will just be speaking into the air. <a href="/blb/1_corinthians/14.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> So also you, unless you give intelligible speech with the tongue, how will it be known what is being spoken? For you will be speaking into the air. <a href="/kjv/1_corinthians/14.htm">King James Bible</a> So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air. <a href="/nkjv/1_corinthians/14.htm">New King James Version</a> So likewise you, unless you utter by the tongue words easy to understand, how will it be known what is spoken? For you will be speaking into the air. <a href="/nasb_/1_corinthians/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> So you too, unless you produce intelligible speech by the tongue, how will it be known what is spoken? For you will just be talking to the air. <a href="/nasb/1_corinthians/14.htm">NASB 1995</a> So also you, unless you utter by the tongue speech that is clear, how will it be known what is spoken? For you will be speaking into the air. <a href="/nasb77/1_corinthians/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a> So also you, unless you utter by the tongue speech that is clear, how will it be known what is spoken? For you will be speaking into the air. <a href="/lsb/1_corinthians/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> So also you, unless you utter by the tongue a word that is clear, how will it be known what is spoken? For you will be speaking into the air. <a href="/amp/1_corinthians/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a> So it is with you, if you speak words [in an unknown tongue] that are not intelligible and clear, how will anyone understand what you are saying? You will be talking into the air [wasting your breath]! <a href="/csb/1_corinthians/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> In the same way, unless you use your tongue for intelligible speech, how will what is spoken be known? For you will be speaking into the air. <a href="/hcsb/1_corinthians/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> In the same way, unless you use your tongue for intelligible speech, how will what is spoken be known? For you will be speaking into the air. <a href="/asv/1_corinthians/14.htm">American Standard Version</a> So also ye, unless ye utter by the tongue speech easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye will be speaking into the air. <a href="/cev/1_corinthians/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> This is how it is when you speak unknown languages. If no one can understand what you are talking about, you will only be talking to the wind. <a href="/erv/1_corinthians/14.htm">English Revised Version</a> So also ye, unless ye utter by the tongue speech easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye will be speaking into the air. <a href="/gwt/1_corinthians/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> In the same way, if you don't speak in a way that can be understood, how will anyone know what you're saying? You will be talking into thin air. <a href="/gnt/1_corinthians/14.htm">Good News Translation</a> In the same way, how will anyone understand what you are talking about if your message given in strange tongues is not clear? Your words will vanish in the air! <a href="/isv/1_corinthians/14.htm">International Standard Version</a> In the same way, unless you speak an intelligible message with your language, how will anyone know what is being said? You'll be talking into the air! <a href="/msb/1_corinthians/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> So it is with you. Unless you speak intelligible words with your tongue, how will anyone know what you are saying? You will just be speaking into the air. <a href="/net/1_corinthians/14.htm">NET Bible</a> It is the same for you. If you do not speak clearly with your tongue, how will anyone know what is being said? For you will be speaking into the air. <a href="/nheb/1_corinthians/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> So also you, unless you uttered by the tongue words easy to understand, how would it be known what is spoken? For you would be speaking into the air. <a href="/wbt/1_corinthians/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye will speak into the air. <a href="/wey/1_corinthians/14.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> And so with you; if with the living voice you fail to utter intelligible words, how will people know what you are saying? You will be talking to the winds. <a href="/web/1_corinthians/14.htm">World English Bible</a> So also you, unless you uttered by the tongue words easy to understand, how would it be known what is spoken? For you would be speaking into the air. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_corinthians/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> So also you, if you may not give speech easily understood through the tongue—how will that which is spoken be known? For you will be speaking to air. <a href="/blb/1_corinthians/14.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> So also you, unless you give intelligible speech with the tongue, how will it be known what is being spoken? For you will be speaking into the air. <a href="/ylt/1_corinthians/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> so also ye, if through the tongue, speech easily understood ye may not give -- how shall that which is spoken be known? for ye shall be speaking to air. <a href="/slt/1_corinthians/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> So also ye, except by the tongue ye give an evident word, how shall the speaking be known? for ye shall be speaking into the air.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_corinthians/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> So likewise you, except you utter by the tongue plain speech, how shall it be known what is said ? For you shall be speaking into the air. <a href="/cpdv/1_corinthians/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> So it is with you also, for unless you utter with the tongue in plain speech, how will it be known what is said? For then you would be speaking into the air. <a href="/nabre/1_corinthians/14.htm">New American Bible</a> Similarly, if you, because of speaking in tongues, do not utter intelligible speech, how will anyone know what is being said? For you will be talking to the air. <a href="/nrsvce/1_corinthians/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> So with yourselves; if in a tongue you utter speech that is not intelligible, how will anyone know what is being said? For you will be speaking into the air.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_corinthians/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Even so you, except you utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what you say? you shall speak as into the air. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/1_corinthians/14.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> So you also, if you will say words in languages and you will not translate, how will anything be known that you say, for you yourselves will be as one who is speaking to the air.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/1_corinthians/14.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> So, also, unless you, with the tongue, utter words that are intelligible, how shall that which is spoken be known? for you will speak into the air. <a href="/godbey/1_corinthians/14.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> Thus also if you through the tongue may give an indistinct word, how will that which is spoken be known? for you will be speaking into the air. <a href="/haweis/1_corinthians/14.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> So also ye, unless with the tongue you speak an intelligible discourse, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye will speak to the air. <a href="/mace/1_corinthians/14.htm">Mace New Testament</a> in like manner, if you express yourselves in words of obscure signification, you may as well talk to the wind, for how shall any comprehend you? <a href="/wey/1_corinthians/14.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> And so with you; if with the living voice you fail to utter intelligible words, how will people know what you are saying? You will be talking to the winds. <a href="/worrell/1_corinthians/14.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> So also ye, unless through the tongue ye give intelligible speech, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye will be speaking into the air! <a href="/worsley/1_corinthians/14.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> So also unless ye utter by the tongue intelligible words, how shall what is spoken be understood? for thus ye will be only talking to the wind. <a href="/parallel/1_corinthians/14-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/g-wZWoK_LZU?start=2952" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_corinthians/14.htm">Prophecy and Tongues</a> …8Again, if the trumpet sounds a muffled call, who will prepare for battle? 9<a href="/greek/3779.htm" title="3779: houtōs (Adv) -- Thus, so, in this manner. Or (referring to what precedes or follows).">So</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">it is</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymeis (PPro-N2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">with you.</a> <a href="/greek/1437.htm" title="1437: ean (Conj) -- If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.">Unless</a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether."></a> <a href="/greek/1325.htm" title="1325: dōte (V-ASA-2P) -- To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.">you speak</a> <a href="/greek/2154.htm" title="2154: eusēmon (Adj-AMS) -- From eu and the base of semaino; well indicated, i.e. significant.">intelligible</a> <a href="/greek/3056.htm" title="3056: logon (N-AMS) -- From lego; something said; by implication, a topic, also reasoning or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, the Divine Expression.">words</a> <a href="/greek/1223.htm" title="1223: dia (Prep) -- A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.">with</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">your</a> <a href="/greek/1100.htm" title="1100: glōssēs (N-GFS) -- The tongue; by implication, a language.">tongue,</a> <a href="/greek/4459.htm" title="4459: pōs (Adv) -- Adverb from the base of pou; an interrogative particle of manner; in what way?; also as exclamation, how much!">how</a> <a href="/greek/1097.htm" title="1097: gnōsthēsetai (V-FIP-3S) -- A prolonged form of a primary verb; to know in a great variety of applications and with many implications.">will anyone know</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-NNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">what</a> <a href="/greek/2980.htm" title="2980: laloumenon (V-PPM/P-NNS) -- A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.">you are saying?</a> <a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason."></a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: esesthe (V-FIM-2P) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">You will just be</a> <a href="/greek/2980.htm" title="2980: lalountes (V-PPA-NMP) -- A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.">speaking</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">into</a> <a href="/greek/109.htm" title="109: aera (N-AMS) -- Air, the lower air we breathe. From aemi; air.">the air.</a> 10Assuredly, there are many different languages in the world, yet none of them is without meaning.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/28-11.htm">Isaiah 28:11-12</a> Indeed, with mocking lips and foreign tongues, He will speak to this people / to whom He has said: “This is the place of rest, let the weary rest; this is the place of repose.” But they would not listen. <a href="/isaiah/33-19.htm">Isaiah 33:19</a> You will no longer see the insolent, a people whose speech is unintelligible, who stammer in a language you cannot understand. <a href="/ezekiel/3-5.htm">Ezekiel 3:5-6</a> For you are not being sent to a people of unfamiliar speech or difficult language, but to the house of Israel— / not to the many peoples of unfamiliar speech and difficult language whose words you cannot understand. Surely if I had sent you to them, they would have listened to you. <a href="/genesis/11-7.htm">Genesis 11:7-9</a> Come, let Us go down and confuse their language, so that they will not understand one another’s speech.” / So the LORD scattered them from there over the face of all the earth, and they stopped building the city. / That is why it is called Babel, for there the LORD confused the language of the whole world, and from that place the LORD scattered them over the face of all the earth. <a href="/deuteronomy/28-49.htm">Deuteronomy 28:49</a> The LORD will bring a nation from afar, from the ends of the earth, to swoop down upon you like an eagle—a nation whose language you will not understand, <a href="/jeremiah/5-15.htm">Jeremiah 5:15</a> Behold, I am bringing a distant nation against you, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD. “It is an established nation, an ancient nation, a nation whose language you do not know and whose speech you do not understand. <a href="/psalms/19-3.htm">Psalm 19:3-4</a> Without speech or language, without a sound to be heard, / their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world. In the heavens He has pitched a tent for the sun. <a href="/nehemiah/13-24.htm">Nehemiah 13:24</a> Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod or of the other peoples, but could not speak the language of Judah. <a href="/isaiah/6-9.htm">Isaiah 6:9-10</a> And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ / Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.” <a href="/matthew/13-13.htm">Matthew 13:13-15</a> This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’ / In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving. / For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’ <a href="/acts/2-6.htm">Acts 2:6-8</a> And when this sound rang out, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard them speaking his own language. / Astounded and amazed, they asked, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? / How is it then that each of us hears them in his own native language? <a href="/romans/15-4.htm">Romans 15:4</a> For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope. <a href="/1_corinthians/13-1.htm">1 Corinthians 13:1</a> If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a ringing gong or a clanging cymbal. <a href="/1_corinthians/2-4.htm">1 Corinthians 2:4-5</a> My message and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, / so that your faith would not rest on men’s wisdom, but on God’s power. <a href="/1_corinthians/12-10.htm">1 Corinthians 12:10</a> to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in various tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>So likewise you, except you utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for you shall speak into the air.easy.<a href="/1_corinthians/14-19.htm">1 Corinthians 14:19</a> Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.for.<a href="/1_corinthians/9-26.htm">1 Corinthians 9:26</a> I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_corinthians/9-26.htm">Air</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-8.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-7.htm">Distinct</a> <a href="/matthew/11-30.htm">Easy</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-7.htm">Except</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/13-8.htm">Fail</a> <a href="/romans/1-20.htm">Intelligible</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-4.htm">Likewise</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-2.htm">Sense</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-6.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-6.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/4-19.htm">Speech</a> <a href="/romans/10-20.htm">Strange</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-2.htm">Talking</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-4.htm">Tongue</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/13-12.htm">Understand</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/13-12.htm">Understood</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-7.htm">Unless</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-6.htm">Using</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/1-20.htm">Utter</a> <a href="/romans/8-26.htm">Uttered</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-8.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/acts/27-4.htm">Winds</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-3.htm">Words</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-20.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ephesians/2-2.htm">Air</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-11.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/hebrews/1-1.htm">Distinct</a> <a href="/ephesians/5-18.htm">Easy</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-2.htm">Except</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/3-8.htm">Fail</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-19.htm">Intelligible</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/16-1.htm">Likewise</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-11.htm">Sense</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-18.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-11.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/3-12.htm">Speech</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-11.htm">Strange</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-11.htm">Talking</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-11.htm">Tongue</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-23.htm">Understand</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/1-14.htm">Understood</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-2.htm">Unless</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-13.htm">Using</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-20.htm">Utter</a> <a href="/hebrews/5-11.htm">Uttered</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-10.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/hebrews/1-7.htm">Winds</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-16.htm">Words</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-12.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">1 Corinthians 14</div>1. <a href="/1_corinthians/14-1.htm">Prophecy is commended,</a> 2. <a href="/1_corinthians/14-2.htm">and preferred before speaking in tongues,</a> 6. <a href="/1_corinthians/14-6.htm">by a comparison drawn from musical instruments.</a> 12. <a href="/1_corinthians/14-12.htm">Both must be referred to edification,</a> 22. <a href="/1_corinthians/14-22.htm">as to their true and proper end.</a> 26. <a href="/1_corinthians/14-26.htm">The true use of each is taught,</a> 27. <a href="/1_corinthians/14-27.htm">and the abuse rebuked.</a> 34. <a href="/1_corinthians/14-34.htm">Women in the churches.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/1_corinthians/14.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div>So it is with you This phrase serves as a direct application to the Corinthian church, emphasizing the personal responsibility of the believers. The Greek word for "you" (ὑμεῖς) is plural, indicating that Paul is addressing the entire congregation. This highlights the communal aspect of worship and the importance of edification within the body of Christ. Historically, the Corinthian church was known for its diversity and spiritual gifts, yet Paul stresses the need for order and clarity in their expressions of faith.Unless you speak intelligible words with your tongue The term "intelligible" (εὔσημος) suggests clarity and understanding. In the context of the Corinthian church, where speaking in tongues was prevalent, Paul underscores the necessity for communication that edifies the church. The "tongue" (γλῶσσα) here refers to the physical organ but also metaphorically to the language or speech used. The historical context reveals that Corinth was a cosmopolitan city with many languages spoken, making clear communication essential for unity and growth in the church.how will anyone know what you are saying? This rhetorical question emphasizes the purpose of speech: to convey meaning and understanding. The Greek word for "know" (γινώσκω) implies a deep, experiential knowledge. Paul is concerned with the edification of the church, which cannot occur if the message is not understood. This reflects the broader biblical principle that spiritual gifts are given for the common good (<a href="/1_corinthians/12-7.htm">1 Corinthians 12:7</a>).You will just be speaking into the air The phrase "speaking into the air" (ἀέρα λαλοῦντες) conveys the futility of speech that lacks comprehension. The imagery of words dissipating into the air suggests a lack of purpose and impact. In the ancient world, oratory was highly valued, and speech was expected to be both eloquent and effective. Paul’s admonition serves as a reminder that spiritual gifts, including speech, should be exercised in a way that builds up the church and glorifies God.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_corinthians/14.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) So likewise ye.--This is not the application of the foregoing, but the introduction of a third illustration, viz., the varieties of human language. The "tongue" here is simply the actual organ of speech, distinguished in the Greek, by the insertion of the article, from "tongues" which flow from the spiritual gift. If a human being does not use words that those spoken to understand, it is useless; such words pass as sounds into the air and are useless.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_corinthians/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 9. - Words easy to be understood; rather, distinguishable speech. Ye shall speak; rather, ye shall be (all the time) speaking. Into the air. Mere pulses of useless inarticulate breath, spoken ins Blaue hinein. Philo has the word aeromuthos one who speaks to the wind. <a href="/commentaries/1_corinthians/14-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>So οὕτως (houtōs) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3779.htm">Strong's 3779: </a> Thus, so, in this manner. Or (referring to what precedes or follows). [it is] καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. with you. ὑμεῖς (hymeis) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. Unless ἐὰν (ean) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1437.htm">Strong's 1437: </a> If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc. you speak δῶτε (dōte) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1325.htm">Strong's 1325: </a> To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give. intelligible εὔσημον (eusēmon) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2154.htm">Strong's 2154: </a> From eu and the base of semaino; well indicated, i.e. significant. words λόγον (logon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3056.htm">Strong's 3056: </a> From lego; something said; by implication, a topic, also reasoning or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, the Divine Expression. with διὰ (dia) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1223.htm">Strong's 1223: </a> A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through. [your] τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. tongue, γλώσσης (glōssēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1100.htm">Strong's 1100: </a> The tongue; by implication, a language. how πῶς (pōs) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_4459.htm">Strong's 4459: </a> Adverb from the base of pou; an interrogative particle of manner; in what way?; also as exclamation, how much! will [anyone] know γνωσθήσεται (gnōsthēsetai) Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1097.htm">Strong's 1097: </a> A prolonged form of a primary verb; to 'know' in a great variety of applications and with many implications. what τὸ (to) Article - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. you are saying? λαλούμενον (laloumenon) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2980.htm">Strong's 2980: </a> A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words. You will [ just ] be ἔσεσθε (esesthe) Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. speaking λαλοῦντες (lalountes) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2980.htm">Strong's 2980: </a> A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words. into εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. [the] air. ἀέρα (aera) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_109.htm">Strong's 109: </a> Air, the lower air we breathe. 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