Translations
Louis Segond 1910
Celui qui parle en langue s'édifie lui-même; celui qui prophétise édifie l'Eglise.
KJV
He that speaketh in an [unknown] tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.
He that speaketh in an [unknown] tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.
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