1 Corinthians 14:7

English Standard Version

7 If even lifeless instruments, such as the flute or the harp, do not give distinct notes, how will anyone know what is played? 

New International Version

7 Even in the case of lifeless things that make sounds, such as the pipe or harp, how will anyone know what tune is being played unless there is a distinction in the notes? 

New International Reader’s Version

7 Here are some examples. Certain objects make sounds. Take a flute or a harp. No one will know what the tune is unless different notes are played. 

King James Version

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? 

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