1 Corinthians 14:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 14:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 14:13 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Wherefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 14:13 — KJV
“Wherefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret.”
— 1 Corinthians 14:13 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 14:13 in Context — About the Book of 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians is pastoral surgery on a gifted, divided, messy church — addressing factions, immorality, lawsuits, worship chaos, and doubts about resurrection. It contains the love chapter read at countless weddings and the Bible's fullest teaching on spiritual gifts and the resurrection body.
Cross-References for 1 Corinthians 14:13
“Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab, But howsoever, let me, I pray thee, also run after Cushi. And Joab said, Wherefore wilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou hast no tidings ready? howsoever: Heb. be what may ready: or, convenient”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 14:13: wherefore, let, pray
“I would that ye all spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 14:13: speaketh, tongue, may
“If any man speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one interpret. two...: by two or three sentences separately”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 14:13: let, unknown, tongue
“And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 14:13: let, pray, may
“And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Go to, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee; (for he knew not that she was his daughter in law.) And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in unto me?”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 14:13: let, pray, may
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