For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays but my mind is unfruitful.
For one who speaks in a tongue speaks not to men but to God; for no one understands him, but he utters mysteries in the Spirit.
What am I to do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will pray with my mind also; I will sing praise with my spirit, but I will sing with my mind also. Otherwise, if you give thanks with your spirit, how can anyone in the position of an outsider say “Amen” to your thanksgiving when he does not know what you are saying?
Nevertheless, in church I would rather speak five words with my mind in order to instruct others, than ten thousand words in a tongue.
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