1 Corinthians 12:1

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Now concerning spiritual [gifts], brethren, I would not have you ignorant.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Περὶ δὲ τῶν πνευματικῶν, ἀδελφοί, οὐ θέλω ὑμᾶς ἀγνοεῖν.

Transliteration

Peri de the pneumatikōn, adelphoi, not thelō you to agnoein.

Grammar Details

• *Peri*: preposition + genitive - concerning/about
• *de*: postpositive particle - and/but/now
• *pneumatikōn*: genitive, neuter, plural - spiritual gifts/things
• *adelphoi*: vocative, masculine, plural - brothers
• *thelō*: present, indicative, active, 1st person, singular - I wish/want/desire
• *agnoein*: present, infinitive, active - to be ignorant/unaware

Word Meanings

• *pneumatikōn*: spiritual gifts/spiritual things/spiritual persons
• *adelphoi*: brothers/siblings/fellow believers
• *agnoein*: to be ignorant/to be unaware/to not know

Referenced Verses

• 1 Cor 14:37 : 37 If any man thinketh himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him take knowledge of the things which I write unto you, that they are the commandment of the Lord.
• 1 Cor 12:4-9 : 4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 And there are diversities of ministrations, and the same Lord. 6 And there are diversities of workings, but {G2076} the same God, who worketh all things in all. 7 But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit to profit withal. 8 For to one {G3303} is given through the Spirit the word of wisdom; and to another the word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit: 9 to another faith, in the same Spirit; and to another gifts of healings, in the one Spirit; 10 and to another workings of miracles; and to another prophecy; and to another discernings of spirits; to another [divers] kinds of tongues; and to another the interpretation of tongues: 11 but all these worketh the one and the same Spirit, dividing to each one severally even as he will.
• 1 Cor 14:1-9 : 1 Follow after love; yet desire earnestly spiritual [gifts], but rather that ye may prophesy. 2 For he that speaketh in a tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God; for no man understandeth; but in the spirit he speaketh mysteries. 3 But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men edification, and exhortation, and consolation. 4 He that speaketh in a tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church. 5 Now I would have you all speak with tongues, but rather that ye should prophesy: and greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except {G3361} he interpret, that the church may receive edifying. 6 But now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, unless {G3361} I speak to you either by way of revelation, or of knowledge, or of prophesying, or of teaching? 7 Even things without life, giving a voice, whether pipe or harp, if they give not a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped? 8 For {G2532} if the trumpet give an uncertain voice, who shall prepare himself for war? 9 So also ye, unless ye utter by the tongue speech easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye will be speaking into the air. 10 There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and no [kind] is without signification. 11 If then I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be to him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh will be a barbarian unto me. 12 So also ye, since ye are zealous of spiritual [gifts], seek that ye may abound unto the edifying of the church. 13 Wherefore let him that speaketh in a tongue pray that he may interpret. 14 For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful. 15 What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also. 16 Else if thou bless with the spirit, how shall he that filleth the place of the unlearned say the Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he knoweth not what thou sayest? 17 For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified. 18 I thank {G3450} God, I speak with tongues more than you all:
• 1 Cor 10:1 : 1 For I would not, brethren, have you ignorant, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;
• 2 Cor 1:8 : 8 For we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning our affliction which befell [us] in Asia, that we were weighed down exceedingly, beyond our power, insomuch that we despaired even of life:
• Eph 4:11 : 11 And he gave some [to be] apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
• 1 Thess 4:13 : 13 But we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning them that fall asleep; that ye sorrow not, even as the rest, who have no hope.
• 2 Pet 3:8 : 8 But {G0} forget {G5209} not this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.