1 Corinthians 14:12

Geneva Bible (1560)

Euen so, forasmuch as ye couet spirituall giftes, seeke that ye may excell vnto the edifying of the Church.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Cor 14:26 : 26 What is to be done then, brethren? when ye come together, according as euery one of you hath a Psalme, or hath doctrine, or hath a tongue, or hath reuelation, or hath interpretation, let all things be done vnto edifying.
  • Titus 2:14 : 14 Who gaue him selfe for vs, that hee might redeeme vs from all iniquitie, and purge vs to bee a peculiar people vnto himselfe, zealous of good woorkes.
  • 1 Cor 12:7 : 7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is giuen to euery man, to profite withall.
  • 1 Cor 12:31 : 31 But desire you the best giftes, and I will yet shewe you a more excellent way.
  • 1 Cor 14:1 : 1 Folowe after loue, and couet spirituall giftes, and rather that ye may prophecie.
  • 1 Cor 14:3-4 : 3 But he that prophecieth, speaketh vnto me to edifying, and to exhortation, and to comfort. 4 He that speaketh strange language, edifieth himselfe: but hee that prophecieth, edifieth the Church.

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  • 1 Cor 14:1-6
    6 verses
    83%

    1Folowe after loue, and couet spirituall giftes, and rather that ye may prophecie.

    2For hee that speaketh a strange tongue, speaketh not vnto men, but vnto God: for no man heareth him: howbeit in the spirit he speaketh secret things.

    3But he that prophecieth, speaketh vnto me to edifying, and to exhortation, and to comfort.

    4He that speaketh strange language, edifieth himselfe: but hee that prophecieth, edifieth the Church.

    5I would that ye all spake strange languages, but rather that ye prophecied: for greater is hee that prophecieth, then hee that speaketh diuers tongues, except hee expounde it, that the Church may receiue edification.

    6And nowe, brethren, if I come vnto you speaking diuers tongues, what shall I profite you, except I speake to you, either by reuelation, or by knowledge, or by prophecying, or by doctrine?

  • 1 Cor 14:13-20
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    13Wherefore, let him that speaketh a strange tongue, pray, that he may interprete.

    14For if I pray in a strange togue, my spirit prayeth: but mine vnderstading is without fruite.

    15What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, but I wil pray with the vnderstanding also: I wil sing with the spirite, but I will sing with the vnderstanding also.

    16Else, when thou blessest with the spirit, howe shall hee that occupieth the roome of the vnlearned, say Amen, at thy giuing of thankes, seeing he knoweth not what thou sayest?

    17For thou verely giuest thankes well, but the other is not edified.

    18I thanke my God, I speake languages more then ye all.

    19Yet had I rather in the Church to speake fiue wordes with mine vnderstanding, that I might also instruct others, then ten thousande wordes in a strange tongue.

    20Brethren, be not children in vnderstanding, but as concerning maliciousnes be children, but in vnderstanding be of a ripe age.

  • 1 Cor 12:30-31
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    30Are all doers of miracles? haue all the gifts of healing? doe all speake with tongues? doe all interprete?

    31But desire you the best giftes, and I will yet shewe you a more excellent way.

  • 1 Cor 12:1
    78%

    1Now concerning spirituall giftes, brethren, I would not haue you ignorant.

  • 1 Cor 14:26-28
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    26What is to be done then, brethren? when ye come together, according as euery one of you hath a Psalme, or hath doctrine, or hath a tongue, or hath reuelation, or hath interpretation, let all things be done vnto edifying.

    27If any man speake a strange tongue, let it be by two, or at the most, by three, and that by course, and let one interprete.

    28But if there be no interpreter, let him keepe silence in the Church, which speaketh languages, and let him speake to himselfe, and to God.

  • 1 Cor 14:39-40
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    39Wherefore, brethren, couet to prophecie, and forbid not to speake languages.

    40Let all things be done honestly, and by order.

  • 1 Cor 14:9-11
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    9So likewise you, by the tongue, except yee vtter wordes that haue signification, howe shall it be vnderstand what is spoken? for ye shal speake in the ayre.

    10There are so many kindes of voyces (as it commeth to passe) in the world, and none of them is dumme.

    11Except I know then the power of ye voyce, I shall be vnto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh, shalbe a barbarian vnto me.

  • 1 Cor 12:8-12
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    73%

    8For to one is giuen by the Spirit the word of wisdome: and to an other the word of knowledge, by the same Spirit:

    9And to another is giuen faith by the same Spirit: and to another the giftes of healing, by the same Spirit:

    10And to another the operations of great workes: and to another, prophecie: and to another, the discerning of spirits: and to another, diuersities of tongues: and to another, the interpretation of tongues.

    11And all these thinges worketh one and the selfe same Spirit, distributing to euery man seuerally as he will.

    12For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of the body, which is one, though they be many, yet are but one body: euen so is Christ.

  • Eph 4:12
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    12For the repairing of the Saintes, for the woorke of the ministerie, and for the edification of the bodie of Christ,

  • 1 Cor 12:4
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    4Now there are diuersities of gifts, but the same Spirit.

  • Rom 1:11
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    11For I long to see you, that I might bestowe among you some spirituall gift, that you might be strengthened:

  • 2 Cor 8:7
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    7Therefore, as yee abound in euery thing, in faith and woorde, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your loue towardes vs, euen so see that yee abound in this grace also.

  • Rom 14:19
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    19Let vs then followe those things which concerne peace, and wherewith one may edifie another.

  • 1 Thess 4:10
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    10Yea, and that thing verily yee doe vnto all the brethren, which are throughout all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more,

  • 1 Cor 14:23
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    23If therefore when the whole Church is come together in one, and all speake strange tongues, there come in they that are vnlearned, or they which beleeue not, will they not say, that ye are out of your wittes?

  • 1 Cor 14:31
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    31For ye may all prophecie one by one, that all may learne, and all may haue comfort.

  • 1 Cor 12:27-28
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    27Now ye are the body of Christ, and members for your part.

    28And God hath ordained some in the Church: as first Apostles, secondly Prophetes, thirdly teachers, then them that doe miracles: after that, the giftes of healing, helpers, gouernours, diuersitie of tongues.

  • 1 Cor 16:14
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    14Let all your things be done in loue.

  • 1 Cor 13:1-2
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    1Though I speake with the tongues of men and Angels, and haue not loue, I am as sounding brasse, or a tinkling cymbal.

    2And though I had the gift of prophecie, and knewe all secrets and all knowledge, yea, if I had all faith, so that I could remooue mountaines and had not loue, I were nothing.

  • Rom 12:6
    71%

    6Seeing then that we haue gifts that are diuers, according to the grace that is giuen vnto vs, whether we haue prophecie, let vs prophecie according to the portion of faith:

  • 1 Cor 1:7
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    7So that ye are not destitute of any gift: wayting for the appearing of our Lord Iesus Christ.

  • Rom 12:4
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    4For as wee haue many members in one body, and all members haue not one office,

  • 1 Cor 1:5
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    5That in all things ye are made rich in him, in all kinde of speech, and in all knowledge:

  • Jude 1:20
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    20But, yee beloued, edifie your selues in your most holy faith, praying in the holy Ghost,

  • 1 Tim 4:15
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    15These things exercise, and giue thy selfe vnto them, that it may be seene howe thou profitest among all men.

  • 1 Thess 3:12
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    12And the Lord increase you, and make you abound in loue one toward another, and towarde all men, euen as we doe toward you: