1 Corinthians 14:25

Amplified Bible

the secrets of his heart are laid bare. And so, falling on his face, he will worship God, declaring that God is really among you.

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
The secret things in their heart will be made known. So they will bow down and worship God. They will say, "Without a doubt, God is here with you."

Revised Standard Version
the secrets of his heart are disclosed; and so, falling on his face, he will worship God and declare that God is really among you.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
and so are ye secretes of his hert opened and so falleth he doune on his face and worshippeth God and sayth yt God is wt you in dede.

Hebrew Names Version
And thus the secrets of his heart are revealed. So he will fall down on his face and worship God, declaring that God is among you indeed.

International Standard Version
The secrets in his heart will become known, and so he will bow down to the ground and worship God, declaring, "God is truly among you!"Isaiah 45:14; Zechariah 8:23;">[xr]

New American Standard Bible
the secrets of his heart are disclosed; and so he will fall on his face and worship God, declaring that God is certainly among you.

New Century Version
The secret things in their hearts will be made known. So they will bow down and worship God saying, "Truly, God is with you."

Update Bible Version
the secrets of his heart are made manifest; and so he will fall down on his face and worship God, declaring that God is among you indeed.

Webster's Bible Translation
And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on [his] face, he will worship God, and report that God is in you in truth.

English Standard Version
the secrets of his heart are disclosed, and so, falling on his face, he will worship God and declare that God is really among you.

World English Bible
And thus the secrets of his heart are revealed. So he will fall down on his face and worship God, declaring that God is among you indeed.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
The secrets of his heart are made manifest, and so falling down on his face, he will worship God, and declare that God is among you of a truth.

Weymouth's New Testament
and the hidden evils of his heart are brought to light. And, as the result, he will fall on his face and worship God, and will report to others that of a truth God is among you.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For the hid thingis of his herte ben knowun, and so he schal falle doun on the face, and schal worschipe God, and schewe verili that God is in you.

English Revised Version
the secrets of his heart are made manifest; and so he will fall down on his face and worship God, declaring that God is among you indeed.

Berean Standard Bible
and the secrets of his heart will be made clear. So he will fall facedown and worship God, proclaiming, "God is truly among you!"

Contemporary English Version
They will tell what is hidden in their hearts. Then they will kneel down and say to God, "We are certain that you are with these people."

American Standard Version
the secrets of his heart are made manifest; and so he will fall down on his face and worship God, declaring that God is among you indeed.

Bible in Basic English
The secrets of his heart are made clear; and he will go down on his face and give worship to God, saying that God is truly among you.

Complete Jewish Bible
and the secrets of his heart are laid bare; so he falls on his face and worships God, saying, "God is really here among you!"

Darby Translation
the secrets of his heart are manifested; and thus, falling upon [his] face, he will do homage to God, reporting that God is indeed amongst you.

Etheridge Translation
and the secrets of his heart are revealed; and then will he fall upon his face and worship Aloha, and say, Truly Aloha is in you.

Murdock Translation
25 and the secrets of his heart are laid open [fn] : and so he will fall upon his face, and will worship God, and say: Verily, God is in you.

King James Version (1611)
And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest, and so falling downe on his face, hee will worship God, and report that God is in you of a trueth.

New Living Translation
As they listen, their secret thoughts will be exposed, and they will fall to their knees and worship God, declaring, "God is truly here among you."

New Life Bible
The secrets of his heart will be brought into the open. He will get on his knees and worship God. He will say, "For sure, God is here with you!"

New Revised Standard
After the secrets of the unbeliever's heart are disclosed, that person will bow down before God and worship him, declaring, "God is really among you."

Geneva Bible (1587)
And so are the secrets of his heart made manifest, and so he will fall downe on his face and worship God, and say plainely that God is in you in deede.

George Lamsa Translation
Thus the secrets of his heart will be revealed, and then he will fall on his face, and he will worship God and say, Truly God is among you.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, so, falling down upon his face, he will do homage unto God, reporting that, in reality, God is, among you.

Douay-Rheims Bible
The secrets of his heart are made manifest. And so, falling down on his face, he will adore God, affirming that God is among you indeed.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And so are the secretes of his heart made manifest, and so falleth he downe on his face, and worshippeth God, and sayth that God is in you of a trueth.

Good News Translation
their secret thoughts will be brought into the open, and they will bow down and worship God, confessing, "Truly God is here among you!"

Christian Standard Bible®
The secrets of his heart will be revealed, and as a result he will fall facedown and worship God, proclaiming, “God is really among you.”

King James Version
And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on his face he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth.

Lexham English Bible
the secret things of his heart become evident, and so, falling on his face, he will worship God, proclaiming, "God is truly among you!"

Literal Translation
And so the secrets of his heart become revealed; and so, falling on his face, he will worship God, declaring that God is truly among you.

Young's Literal Translation
and so the secrets of his heart become manifest, and so having fallen upon [his] face, he will bow before God, declaring that God really is among you.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and so shulde the secrete of his hert be opened, and so shulde he fall downe vpon his face, worshippinge God, and knowleginge, that of a trueth God is in you.

Mace New Testament (1729)
the secrets of his heart become manifest; and so falling down on his face, he will worship God, and declare that God is certainly amongst you.

New English Translation
The secrets of his heart are disclosed, and in this way he will fall down with his face to the ground and worship God, declaring, "God is really among you."

New King James Version
And thus [fn] the secrets of his heart are revealed; and so, falling down on his face, he will worship God and report that God is truly among you.

Simplified Cowboy Version
Their secrets will be laid bare as they fall to their knees and worship the Most High, saying, "God is truly here with us."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
the secrets of his heart are disclosed; and so he will fall on his face and worship God, declaring that God is certainly among you.

Legacy Standard Bible
the secrets of his heart are disclosed; and so he will fall on his face and worship God, declaring that surely God is among you.

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

falling: Genesis 44:14, Deuteronomy 9:18, Psalms 72:11, Isaiah 60:14, Luke 5:8, Luke 8:28, Revelation 5:8, Revelation 19:4

God is: Isaiah 45:14, Zechariah 8:23

Reciprocal: Genesis 21:22 - God Genesis 26:28 - was with Deuteronomy 7:21 - the Lord Joshua 22:31 - the Lord is 1 Samuel 9:19 - and will tell 1 Samuel 19:20 - when they 2 Kings 19:17 - Of a truth Matthew 5:16 - and Matthew 8:2 - worshipped Mark 12:17 - And they Luke 4:32 - General John 1:48 - when John 4:19 - I perceive John 4:29 - General John 8:7 - and said Acts 2:37 - they Acts 13:1 - prophets Acts 24:25 - Felix Romans 1:16 - for it is 1 Corinthians 14:1 - prophesy 1 Corinthians 14:39 - covet Philemon 1:6 - the acknowledging Hebrews 4:12 - and is 1 Peter 2:12 - glorify 1 John 3:20 - if

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest,.... Not to the prophets, or preachers, or to the rest of the congregation, but to himself; the word preached being in the hands, and trader the influence, direction, and application of the Spirit of God, a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart; showing the plague and naughtiness of it, discovering the lusts that are in it, detecting the errors of the mind, and filling the conscience with a sense of guilt, and a consciousness of deserved punishment; so that the person looks upon himself as particularly spoken to, and as if the person speaking had knowledge of all that was within him, and adapted his discourse on purpose to him, and delivered it for his sake alone; concluding, that there is, and must be, something more than human in it:

and so falling down on his face: either publicly before the whole congregation; or when retired, as one ashamed of his sins and errors, and not able to look either God, or good men, in the face; and being in an adoration posture; or however, being truly humbled before God under a sense of his iniquities,

he will worship God; pray unto him, and earnestly entreat he would be merciful to him a sinner, and blot out all his transgressions, and forgive him all his sins; and will ever after acknowledge him to be the true God, embrace his Gospel, submit to his ordinances, and attend his service:

and report: or "declare", freely and openly to the church, to all men, to the world, and to his company from whence he came, and to whom he belonged,

that God is in you of a truth: that the Spirit of God, who is truly God, and searches the deep things of God, and reveals them, and the deep things of men, and makes them manifest, is in the prophets and preachers, otherwise they would never be able to make manifest the secrets of the heart as they do; and that the presence of God is in the church, and the power of God goes along with the ministration of the word: hereby, now many valuable ends are answered, a sinner is converted, God is worshipped and glorified, credit is brought to religion, the church of Christ is spoken well of, and prophets or preachers are honoured; wherefore prophesying, seeing it is both for the edification of believers, and conversion of sinners, ought to be desired, and made use of before speaking with tongues.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest - Made manifest to himself in a surprising and remarkable manner. He shall be led to see the “real” designs and motives of his heart. His conscience would be awakened; he would recall his former course of life; he would see that it was evil; and the present state of his heart would be made known to himself. It is possible that he would “suppose that the speaker was aiming directly at him, and “revealing” his feelings to others; for such an effect is often produced. The convicted sinner often supposes that the preacher particularly intends “him,” and wonders that he has such an acquaintance with his feelings and his life; and often supposes that he is designing to disclose his feelings to the congregation. It is possible that Paul here may mean that the prophets, by inspiration, would be able to reveal some secret facts in regard to the stranger; or to state the ill design which he might have had in coming into the assembly; or to state some things in regard to him which could be known only to himself; as was the case with Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5:1, seq.); but perhaps it is better to understand this in a more general sense, as describing the proper and more common effect of truth, when it is applied by a man’s own conscience. Such effects are often witnessed now; and such effects show the truth of religion; its adaptedness to people; the omniscience and the power of God; the design of the conscience, and its use in the conversion of sinners.

And so falling down on his face - The usual posture of worship or reverence in eastern countries. It was performed by sinking on the knees and hands, and then placing the face on the ground. This might be done publicly; or the apostle may mean to say that it would lead him to do it in private.

He will worship God - He will be converted, and become a Christian.

And report that God ... - Will become your friend, and an advocate for the Christian religion. An enemy will be turned to a friend. Doubtless this was often done. It is now often done. Paul’s argument is, that they should so conduct their public devotions as that they should be adapted to produce this result.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 25. And thus are the secrets of his heart — As these, who were the prophets or teachers, had often the discernment of spirits, they were able in certain cases, and probably very frequently, to tell a man the secrets of his own heart; and, where this was not directly the case, God often led his ministers to speak those things that were suitable to the case before them, though they themselves had no particular design. The sinner, therefore, convinced that God alone could uncover the secrets of his heart, would be often obliged to fall down on his face, abashed and confounded, and acknowledge that God was truly among them. This seems to be the plain meaning of the passages before us.