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> [Understanding Scripture in a language other than the heart language in which we think and experience emotion is "like trying to eat soup with a fork. You can get a little taste, but you cannot get nourished.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cameron-townsend/understanding-scripture-in-a-language-other-than-the-heart-language/)

William Cameron Townsend

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## More by William Cameron Townsend

> [Proclaim the Word more and argue about it less.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cameron-townsend/proclaim-the-word-more-and-argue-about-it-less/)

William Cameron Townsend

> [The greatest missionary is the Bible in the mother tongue. It needs no furlough and is never considered a foreigner.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cameron-townsend/the-greatest-missionary-is-the-bible-in-the-mother-tongue-it-needs-no/)

William Cameron Townsend

> [The task of getting the Gospel in an adequate way to every ethnic person is tremedous. There is but one solution. I'm sure that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cameron-townsend/the-task-of-getting-the-gospel-in-an-adequate-way-to-every-ethnic/)

William Cameron Townsend

> [Understanding Scripture in a language other than the heart language in which we think and experience emotion is "like trying to eat soup with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cameron-townsend/understanding-scripture-in-a-language-other-than-the-heart-language/)

William Cameron Townsend

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