1 Corinthians 14:12
Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church.
KJV
οὕτως καὶ ὑμεῖς, ἐπεὶ ζηλωταί ἐστε πνευμάτων, πρὸς τὴν οἰκοδομὴν τῆς ἐκκλησίας ζητεῖτε ἵνα περισσεύητε.
Greek NT
Sic et vos, quoniam æmulatores estis spirituum, ad ædificationem ecclesiæ quærite ut abundetis.
Vulgate
So also ye, since ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may abound unto the edifying of the church.
ASV
So you also, forasmuch as you are zealous of spirits, seek to abound unto the edifying of the church.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
14 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
ζηλωτής
zelotes
noun · 8×
ζητέω
zeteo
verb · 117×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
οἰκοδομή
oikodome
noun · 18×
οὕτω
outo
adverb · 208×
περισσεύω
perisseuo
verb · 39×
πνεῦμα
pneuma
noun · 379×
πρός
pros
preposition · 697×
ἐκκλησία
ekklesia
noun · 114×
ἐπεί
epei
conjunction · 26×
ἵνα
ina
conjunction · 665×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὑμεῖς
umeis
pronoun · 1828×
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Does prophecy pertain to knowledge? Is it a habit? Is it only about future contingencies? Does a prophet know all possible matters of prophecy? Does a prophet distinguish that which he perceives by the gift of God, from that which he perceives by his own spirit? Can anything false be the matter of prophecy? Article 1. Whether prophecy pertains to knowledge? Objection 1. It woul…
Cross-references
- 1Cor 10:23 — All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.
- 1Cor 12:7 — But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
- 1Cor 12:31 — But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.
- 1Cor 14:1 — Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.
- 1Cor 14:3 — But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.
- 1Cor 14:3 — But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.
- 1Cor 14:26 — How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.
- 1Cor 14:26 — How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.
- 1Thess 5:11 — Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.
- 2Cor 8:7 — Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also.
- Acts 9:31 — Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.
- Eph 4:12 — For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
- Prov 18:2 — A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.
- Rom 14:19 — Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.