1 Corinthians 14:11

* The two F.O.G. Bibles & Commentary below are currently a work in progress.

If, then, I do not know the meaning of someone’s language, I am a foreigner to the speaker, and he is a foreigner to me.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
If then I don’t know the meaning of the sound, I would be to him who speaks a foreigner, and he who speaks would be a foreigner to me.
World English Bible (WEB)
Therefore{G3767} if{G3362} I know{G1492}{(G5762)} not{G3362} the meaning{G1411} of the voice{G5456}, I shall be{G2071}{(G5704)} unto him that speaketh{G2980}{(G5723)} a barbarian{G915}, and{G2532} he that speaketh{G2980}{(G5723)} shall be a barbarian{G915} unto{G1722} me{G1698}.
Strong's King James
(11) If then I don't know the meaning of the sound, I will be to the one who speaks, a foreigner and the one who speaks, a foreigner to me.
The F.O.G*
[11] But if I don't understand someone's language, I'm like a foreigner to them, and they to me. We remain disconnected despite our words.
The F.O.G Paraphrase
if, then, I do not know the power of the voice, I shall be to him who is speaking a foreigner, and he who is speaking, is to me a foreigner;
Young's Literal Translation

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