KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
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To get what 1 Corinthians 14:8 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?”
What does this verse really mean? Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Greek Scripture. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1].
| KJV Verse | Original Greek | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Greek word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Greek word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “For” | γὰρ | Properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles) | For |
| “if” | ἐὰν | A conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.; often used in connection with other particles to denote indefiniteness or uncertainty | if |
| “the trumpet” | σάλπιγξ | A trumpet | trumpet |
| “give” | δῷ | To give (used in a very wide application, properly, or by implication, literally or figuratively; greatly modified by the connection) | give |
| “an uncertain” | ἄδηλον | Hidden, figuratively, indistinct | uncertain |
| “sound,” | φωνὴν | A tone (articulate, bestial or artificial); by implication, an address (for any purpose), saying or language | sound |
| “who” | τίς | An interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions) | who |
| “shall prepare himself” | παρασκευάσεται | To furnish aside, i.e., get ready | prepare himself |
| “to” | εἰς | To or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases | to |
| “the battle?” | πόλεμον | Warfare (literally or figuratively; a single encounter or a series) | battle |
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6 Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine?
7 And even things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped?
8 For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?
9 So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air.
10 There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is without signification.
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