1 Corinthians 14:12 So it is with you. Since you are eager for gifts of the Spirit, try to excel in those that build up the church.

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
So it is with you. Since you are eager for gifts of the Spirit, try to excel in those that build up the church.

English Standard Version
So with yourselves, since you are eager for manifestations of the Spirit, strive to excel in building up the church.

New American Standard Bible
So also you, since you are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek to abound for the edification of the church.

King James Bible
Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So also you--since you are zealous for spiritual gifts, seek to excel in building up the church.

International Standard Version
In the same way, since you're so desirous of spiritual gifts, you must keep on desiring them for building up the church.

American Standard Version
So also ye, since ye are zealous of spiritual gifts , seek that ye may abound unto the edifying of the church.

Douay-Rheims Bible
So you also, forasmuch as you are zealous of spirits, seek to abound unto the edifying of the church.

Darby Bible Translation
Thus ye also, since ye are desirous of spirits, seek that ye may abound for the edification of the assembly.

Young's Literal Translation
so also ye, since ye are earnestly desirous of spiritual gifts, for the building up of the assembly seek that ye may abound;

Cross References

Romans 14:19
Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things with which one may edify another.

1 Corinthians 14:3
But he that prophesies speaks to men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.

1 Corinthians 14:4
He that speaks in an unknown tongue edifies himself; but he that prophesies edifies the church.

1 Corinthians 14:5
I would that you all spoke with tongues but rather that you prophesied: for greater is he that prophesies than he that speaks with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.

1 Corinthians 14:13
Why let him that speaks in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret.

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

14:6-14 Even an apostle could not edify, unless he spoke so as to be understood by his hearers. To speak words that have no meaning to those who hear them, is but speaking into the air. That cannot answer the end of speaking, which has no meaning; in this case, speaker and hearers are barbarians to each other. All religious services should be so performed in Christian assemblies, that all may join in, and profit by them. Language plain and easy to be understood, is the most proper for public worship, and other religious exercises. Every true follower of Christ will rather desire to do good to others, than to get a name for learning or fine speaking.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

12. zealous—emulously desirous.

spiritual gifts—literally, "spirits"; that is, emanations from the one Spirit.

seek that ye may excel to—Translate, "Seek them, that ye may abound in them to the edifying," &c.