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NASB	1 Corinthians 14:14 For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful.
AMPLIFIED 2015	1 Corinthians 14:14 For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unproductive [because it does not understand what my spirit is praying].

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Subject: Praying in Tongues - One View

Bible Note: Praying in Tongues - One View

1 Corinthians 14:2,14

Young's Literal Translation
2 for he who is speaking in an [unknown] tongue -- to men he doth not speak, but to God, for no one doth hearken, and in spirit he doth speak secrets;
14 for if I pray in an [unknown] tongue, my spirit doth pray, and my understanding is unfruitful.

J.P. Green's Literal Translation
2 For the one speaking in a tongue does not speak to men, but to God, for no one hears, but in spirit he speaks mysteries.
14 For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful.

'What is the difference between "speaking in tongues" when one is baptized in the Spirit and "speaking in tongues" publicly? Also, what is the advantage of "praying in tongues" in one's private prayer life?
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"tongues...the same in essence, but different in purpose"
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'There are at least four uses or purposes of unknown tongues, according to the New Testament:...(4) as a God-given provision for effective prayer and praise (1 Corinthians 14:2, 14). In all these cases, tongues is the same in essence, but different in purpose. The misunderstanding concerning these distinctive uses and purposes has brought great confusion among Christians.

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'Praying in tongues during private devotions is an additional ministry of the Holy Spirit. Many believers today testify that praying in tongues greatly enriches their spiritual lives. The limitations of intellect are overcome as the Holy Spirit quickens the human spirit in glorious expressions of worship and adoration. The quandary of limited vocabulary and the inability to express feelings and concerns of the soul disappear as a Spirit-imparted language flows out from the heart. It is as if heaven and earth, time and eternity, God and man all compress together in a glorious act of worship.'
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What is praying in the spirit? (?)

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Praying in Tongues - One View

kalos

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hunger and thirst

private tongue one on one with God (?)

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