1 Corinthians 14:17
Modern Translations
New International Version
You are giving thanks well enough, but no one else is edified.

New Living Translation
You will be giving thanks very well, but it won’t strengthen the people who hear you.

English Standard Version
For you may be giving thanks well enough, but the other person is not being built up.

Berean Study Bible
You may be giving thanks well enough, but the other one is not edified.

New American Standard Bible
For you are giving thanks well enough, but the other person is not edified.

NASB 1995
For you are giving thanks well enough, but the other person is not edified.

NASB 1977
For you are giving thanks well enough, but the other man is not edified.

Amplified Bible
You are giving thanks well enough [in a way that God is glorified], but the other person [who does not understand you] is not edified [and spiritually strengthened since he cannot join in your thanksgiving].

Christian Standard Bible
For you may very well be giving thanks, but the other person is not being built up.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For you may very well be giving thanks, but the other person is not being built up.

Contemporary English Version
You may be worshiping God in a wonderful way, but no one else will be helped.

Good News Translation
Even if your prayer of thanks to God is quite good, other people are not helped at all.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Your prayer of thanksgiving may be very good, but it doesn't help other people grow.

International Standard Version
It's good for you to give thanks, but it does not build up the other person.

NET Bible
For you are certainly giving thanks well, but the other person is not strengthened.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified.

New King James Version
For you indeed give thanks well, but the other is not edified.

King James 2000 Bible
For you verily give thanks well, but the other is not edified.

New Heart English Bible
For you truly give thanks well, but the other person is not built up.

World English Bible
For you most certainly give thanks well, but the other person is not built up.

American King James Version
For you truly give thanks well, but the other is not edified.

American Standard Version
For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified.

A Faithful Version
For you may indeed give thanks well, but the other is not edified.

Darby Bible Translation
For thou indeed givest thanks well, but the other is not edified.

English Revised Version
For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified.

Webster's Bible Translation
For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
For thou verely giuest thankes well, but the other is not edified.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Thou veryly geuest thankes well: but the other is not edified.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Thou geuest well thankes, but the other is not edifyed.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Thou verely gevest thankes well but the other is not edyfied.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
For you, indeed, give thanks well, but the other is not built up!

Berean Literal Bible
For truly you are giving thanks well, but the other is not edified.

Young's Literal Translation
for thou, indeed, dost give thanks well, but the other is not built up!

Smith's Literal Translation
For thou truly givest thanks well, but the other is not built up.

Literal Emphasis Translation
For you indeed give thanks well, but the other is not being upbuilt.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
For thou indeed givest thanks well, but the other is not edified.

Catholic Public Domain Version
In this case, certainly, you give thanks well, but the other person is not edified.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
For you bless well, but your neighbor is not edified.

Lamsa Bible
For indeed you bless well, but your fellow man is not enlightened.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
For you give thanks well, but the other is not edified.

Godbey New Testament
For you indeed bless beautifully, but the other is not edified.

Haweis New Testament
For thou indeed givest thanks to God well, but another man is not edified by it.

Mace New Testament
thy thanksgiving indeed is right, but the other is not all edified by it.

Weymouth New Testament
Rightly enough you are giving thanks, and yet your neighbor is not benefited.

Worrell New Testament
For you, verily, give thanks well, but the other is not edified.

Worsley New Testament
thou indeed givest thanks well, but the other is not edified.
















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