1 Corinthians 14:11 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769

Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh shall be a barbarian unto me.

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Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

But if I do not know the force and significance of the speech (language), I shall seem to be a foreigner to the one who speaks [to me], and the speaker who addresses [me] will seem a foreigner to me.

American Standard Version (1901)

If then I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be to him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh will be a barbarian unto me.

Common English Bible

So if I don’t know the meaning of the language, then I will be like a foreigner to those who speak it, and they will be like foreigners to me.

Catholic Public Domain Version

Therefore, if I do not understand the nature of the voice, then I shall be like a foreigner to the one with whom I am speaking; and he who is speaking will be like a foreigner to me.