1 Corinthians 14:24

Amplified Bible

But if all prophesy [foretelling the future, speaking a new message from God to the people], and an unbeliever or outsider comes in, he is convicted [of his sins] by all, and he is called to account by all [because he can understand what is being said];

Parallel Translations

Simplified Cowboy Version
But if they come in and hear the word of God and understand it, then they will be convicted of their sin. They will have no excuse except to know the truth or deny him.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or an ungifted man enters, he is convicted by all, he is called to account by all;

Legacy Standard Bible
But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or an uninformed man enters, he is convicted by all, he is called to account by all;

Bible in Basic English
But if all are teaching as prophets, and a man without faith or knowledge comes in, he is tested by all, he is judged by all;

Darby Translation
But if all prophesy, and some unbeliever or simple [person] come in, he is convicted of all, he is judged of all;

Christian Standard Bible®
But if all are prophesying and some unbeliever or uninformed person comes in, he is convicted by all and is judged by all.

World English Bible
But if all prophesy, and someone unbelieving or unlearned comes in, he is reproved by all, and he is judged by all.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Whereas if all prophesy, and there come in an unbeliever, or an ignorant person, he is convicted by all, he is judged by all:

Weymouth's New Testament
If, on the other hand, every one is prophesying and an unbeliever or an ungifted man comes in, he is convicted by all and closely examined by all,

King James Version (1611)
But if all prophesie, and there come in one that beleeueth not, or one vnlearned: he is conuinced of all, he is iudged of all.

Literal Translation
But if all prophesy, and some unbeliever or one not instructed comes in, he is convicted by all, he is judged by all.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But yff all prophecied, and there came in one yt beleueth not, or one vnlerned, he shulde be rebuked of them all, and iudged of all,

Mace New Testament (1729)
but if you all expound, and an unbeliever, or one unlearned come in, he is examin'd by all, he is tryed by all:

American Standard Version
But if all prophesy, and there come in one unbelieving or unlearned, he is reproved by all, he is judged by all;

Revised Standard Version
But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or outsider enters, he is convicted by all, he is called to account by all,

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
But and yf all prophesy and ther come in one that beleveth not or one vnlearned he is rebuked of all men and is iudged of every man:

Update Bible Version
But if all prophesy, and an unbelieving or unlearned one comes in, he is reproved by all, he is judged by all;

Webster's Bible Translation
But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or [one] unlearned, he is convinced by all, he is judged by all:

Young's Literal Translation
and if all may prophecy, and any one may come in, an unbeliever or unlearned, he is convicted by all, he is discerned by all,

New Century Version
But suppose everyone is prophesying and some people come in who do not believe or do not understand. If everyone is prophesying, their sin will be shown to them, and they will be judged by all that they hear.

New English Translation
But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or uninformed person enters, he will be convicted by all, he will be called to account by all.

Berean Standard Bible
But if an unbeliever or uninstructed person comes in while everyone is prophesying, he will be convicted and called to account by all,

Contemporary English Version
But suppose all of you are prophesying when those unbelievers and outsiders come in. They will realize that they are sinners, and they will want to change their ways because of what you are saying.

Complete Jewish Bible
But if you all prophesy, and some unbeliever or uninstructed person enters, he is convicted of sin by all, he is brought under judgment by all,

English Standard Version
But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or outsider enters, he is convicted by all, he is called to account by all,

Geneva Bible (1587)
But if all prophecie, and there come in one that beleeueth not, or one vnlearned, hee is rebuked of all men, and is iudged of all,

George Lamsa Translation
But if all prophesy, and an unlearned man or an unbeliever enter, he will be convinced by all, and he will be set right by all.

Hebrew Names Version
But if all prophesy, and someone unbelieving or unlearned comes in, he is reproved by all, and he is judged by all.

International Standard Version
But if everyone is prophesying, when an unbeliever or an uneducated person comes in he will be convicted by all and examined by all.

Etheridge Translation
24 And if all should prophesy, and there come in to you the ignorant, or of those who believe not, he is convicted [fn] by you all, and reproved by you all;

Murdock Translation
But if ye should be all prophesying, and one unlearned or an unbeliever should come among you, he is explored by you all, and rebuked by you all;

New King James Version
But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or an uninformed person comes in, he is convinced by all, he is convicted by all.

New Living Translation
But if all of you are prophesying, and unbelievers or people who don't understand these things come into your meeting, they will be convicted of sin and judged by what you say.

New Life Bible
But if a man who is not a Christian comes to your church meeting while you are all speaking God's Word, he will understand that he is a sinner by what he hears. He will know he is guilty.

English Revised Version
But if all prophesy, and there come in one unbelieving or unlearned, he is reproved by all, he is judged by all;

New Revised Standard
But if all prophesy, an unbeliever or outsider who enters is reproved by all and called to account by all.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, if, all, be prophesying, - and there come in one who is unbelieving or unskilled, he is convicted by all, he is searched by all, the secrets of his heart, become manifest,

Douay-Rheims Bible
But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not or an unlearned person, he is convinced of all: he is judged of all.

King James Version
But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or one unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all:

Lexham English Bible
But if all prophesy, and some unbeliever or outsider enters, he is convicted by all, he is judged by all,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
But yf all prophesie, and there come in one ye beleueth not, or one vnlearned: he is rebuked of all men, and is iudged of euery man:

Easy-to-Read Version
But suppose you are all prophesying and someone comes in who does not believe or who is without understanding. Their sin will be shown to them, and they will be judged by everything you say.

New American Standard Bible
But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or an outsider enters, he is convicted by all, he is called to account by all;

Good News Translation
But if everyone is proclaiming God's message when some unbelievers or ordinary people come in, they will be convinced of their sin by what they hear. They will be judged by all they hear,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
But if alle men prophecien, if ony vnfeithful man or idiot entre, he is conuyct of alle, he is wiseli demyd of alle.

Contextual Overview

²¹It is written in the Law, "BY MEN OF STRANGE TONGUES AND BY THE LIPS OF FOREIGNERS I WILL SPEAK TO THIS PEOPLE, AND NOT EVEN THEN WILL THEY LISTEN TO ME," says the Lord. ²²Therefore, [unknown] tongues are [meant] for a [supernatural] sign, not to believers but to unbelievers [who might be receptive]; while prophecy [foretelling the future, speaking a new message from God to the people] is not for unbelievers but for believers. ²³So then, if the whole church gathers together and all of you speak in [unknown] tongues, and outsiders or those who are not gifted [in spiritual matters] or unbelievers come in, will they not say that you are out of your mind? ²⁴But if all prophesy [foretelling the future, speaking a new message from God to the people], and an unbeliever or outsider comes in, he is convicted [of his sins] by all, and he is called to account by all [because he can understand what is being said];²⁵the secrets of his heart are laid bare. And so, falling on his face, he will worship God, declaring that God is really among you.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

he is convinced: 1 Corinthians 2:15, John 1:47-49, John 4:29, Acts 2:37, Hebrews 4:12, Hebrews 4:13

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 19:20 - when they 1 Chronicles 25:1 - prophesy Mark 12:17 - And they Luke 4:32 - General John 4:19 - I perceive John 8:7 - and said John 16:8 - reprove Acts 13:1 - prophets Acts 24:25 - Felix Romans 1:14 - to the unwise Romans 1:16 - for it is Romans 12:6 - whether 1 Corinthians 12:10 - prophecy 1 Corinthians 14:1 - prophesy 1 Corinthians 14:16 - unlearned 1 Corinthians 14:39 - covet Titus 1:9 - to convince James 2:9 - are 1 John 3:20 - if

Cross-References

Genesis 14:7
Then they turned back and came to En-mishpat (that is, Kadesh), and subdued all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites who lived in Hazazon-tamar.

Genesis 14:8
Then the kings of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim, and Bela (that is, Zoar) came out; and they joined together for battle with the invading kings in the Valley of Siddim,

Genesis 14:13
Then a survivor who had escaped [from the invading forces on the other side of the Jordan] came and told Abram the Hebrew. Now he was living by the terebinths (oaks) of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and brother of Aner—they were allies of Abram.

Genesis 14:14
When Abram heard that his nephew [Lot] had been captured, he armed and led out his trained men, born in his own house, [numbering] three hundred and eighteen, and went in pursuit as far [north] as Dan.

Genesis 14:15
He divided his forces against them by night, he and his servants, and attacked and defeated them, and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is north of Damascus.

Proverbs 3:27
Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due [its rightful recipients], When it is in your power to do it.

Matthew 7:12
"So then, in everything treat others the same way you want them to treat you, for this is [the essence of] the Law and the [writings of the] Prophets.

1 Timothy 5:18
For the Scripture says, "YOU SHALL NOT MUZZLE THE OX WHILE IT IS TREADING OUT THE GRAIN [to keep it from eating]," and, "The worker is worthy of his wages [he deserves fair compensation]."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But if all prophecy,.... That is, all that speak publicly in the church, not together, but in their order, one after another, as is hereafter directed:

and there come in one that believeth not, or one unlearned; an unbeliever that has only the knowledge of his mother tongue, in which prophesying or preaching is used:

he is convinced of all, he is judged of all; of all the prophets or preachers; they all reprove him, and detect his secret, as the Arabic version renders the words; and to the same purport the Ethiopic. This must be understood of such persons whom the Spirit of God, under, and by the ministry of the word, powerfully works upon; whose hearts he opens to receive the word, and to whom he effectually applies it; whom he convinces of sin, righteousness, and judgment, shows the evil of their hearts and ways, reproves their errors, convicts them of their mistakes, and informs their judgments, and condemns all their principles and practices which are not agreeably to the word of God.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But if all prophesy - See the note at 1 Corinthians 14:1. If all, in proper order and time, shall utter the truths of religion in a language intelligible to all.

Or one unlearned - One unacquainted with the nature of Christianity, or the truths of the gospel.

He is convinced of all - He will be convinced by all that speak. He will understand what is said; he will see its truth and force, and be will be satisfied of the truth of Christianity. The word here rendered “convinced” (ἐλέγχετἀι elengchetai) is rendered “reprove” in John 16:8, “And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin,” etc. Its proper meaning is to “convict,” to show one to be wrong; and then to rebuke, reprove, admonish, etc. Here it means, evidently, that the man would be convicted, or convinced of his error and of his sin; he would see that his former opinions and practice had been wrong; he would see and acknowledge the force and truth of the Christian sentiments which should be uttered, and would acknowledge the error of his former opinions and life. The following verse shows that the apostle means something more than a mere convincing of the understanding, or a mere conviction that his opinions had been erroneous. He evidently refers to what is now known also as “conviction” for sin; that is, a deep sense of the depravity of the heart, of the errors and follies of the past life, accompanied with mental anxiety, distress, and alarm. The force of truth, and the appeals which should be made, and the observation of the happy effects of religion, would convince him that he was a sinner, and show him also his need of a Saviour.

He is judged by all - By all that speak; by all that they say. The “effect” of what they say shall be, as it were, to pass a “judgment” on his former life; or to condemn him. What is said will be approved by his own conscience, and will have the effect to condemn him in his own view as a lost sinner. This is now the effect of faithful preaching, to produce deep self-condemnation in the minds of sinners.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 24. But if all prophecy — If all those who teach do it in the tongue which all understand; if an unbeliever, or one who knows nothing of the sacred language, come in and hear things just suited to his own state, he is convicted by all, and he is judged by all.