1 Corinthians 14:21

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“It is written in the Law: “By strange tongues and foreign lips I will speak to this people, but even then they will not listen to Me, says the Lord.””

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BSBPD

“It is written in the Law: “By strange tongues and foreign lips I will speak to this people, but even then they will not listen to Me, says the Lord.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“In the law it is written, With men of other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“In the law it is written, By men of strange tongues and by the lips of strangers will I speak unto this people; and not even thus will they hear me, saith the Lord.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“in the law it hath been written, that, `With other tongues and with other lips I will speak to this people, and not even so will they hear Me, saith the Lord;'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Corinthians 14:21 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 28:49The 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,
  2. Isaiah 28:11Indeed, with mocking lips and foreign tongues, He will speak to this people
  3. Jeremiah 5:15Behold, 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.
  4. John 10:34Jesus replied, “Is it not written in your Law: ‘I have said you are gods’?
  5. Romans 3:19Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.

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