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Berean Standard Bible

“What then shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind. I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my mind.”

1 Corinthians 14:15

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Paul is teaching about how to use spiritual gifts in worship so that the whole congregation is built up. He addresses how to pray and sing when speaking in tongues is involved.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

What then shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind. I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my mind.

World English Bible (WEB)

What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also. I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.

King James Version (KJV)

What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.

American Standard Version (ASV)

What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

What then? let my prayer be from the spirit, and equally from the mind; let my song be from the spirit, and equally from mind.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

What then is it? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray also with the understanding; I will sing psalms with the spirit, and I will sing psalms also with the understanding;

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

¿Qué pues? Oraré con el espíritu, mas oraré también con entendimiento; cantaré con el espíritu, mas cantaré también con entendimiento.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

En un caso así, ¿qué debo hacer? Debo orar con el espíritu, pero también con el entendimiento. Debo cantar con el espíritu siempre que se entienda la alabanza que estoy ofreciendo,

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