1 Corinthians 14:6-14

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6 But now, brothers, if I come to you speaking in tongues, what will I profit you unless I speak to you either by way of ^arevelation or of ^bknowledge or of ^cprophecy or of ^dteaching? 7 Yet even lifeless things, either flute or harp, in producing a sound, if they do not produce a distinction in the tones, how will it be known what is played on the flute or on the harp? 8 For if ^athe trumpet produces an indistinct sound, who will prepare himself for battle? 9 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 ^aspeaking into the air. 10 There are, perhaps, a great many kinds of sounds in the world, and none is without meaning. 11 If then I do not know the meaning of the sound, I will be to the one who speaks a ¹^abarbarian, and the one who speaks will be a ¹barbarian ²to me. 12 So also you, since you are zealous for ¹spiritual gifts, seek to abound for the ^aedification of the church.
13 Therefore let one who speaks in a tongue pray that he may ¹translate. 14 For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful.

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