1 Corinthians 14:12

King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Cor 14:26 : 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.
  • Titus 2:14 : 14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
  • 1 Cor 12:7 : 7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
  • 1 Cor 12:31 : 31 But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.
  • 1 Cor 14:1 : 1 Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.
  • 1 Cor 14:3-4 : 3 But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort. 4 He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.

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  • 1 Cor 14:1-6
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    1Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.

    2For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.

    3But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.

    4He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.

    5I would that ye all spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.

    6Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine?

  • 1 Cor 14:13-20
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    13Wherefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret.

    14For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.

    15What 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.

    16Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest?

    17For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified.

    18I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all:

    19Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.

    20Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.

  • 1 Cor 12:30-31
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    30Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?

    31But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.

  • 1 Cor 12:1
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    1Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.

  • 1 Cor 14:26-28
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    26How 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.

    27If any man speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one interpret.

    28But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.

  • 1 Cor 14:39-40
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    39Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.

    40Let all things be done decently and in order.

  • 1 Cor 14:9-11
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    9So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air.

    10There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is without signification.

    11Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh shall be a barbarian unto me.

  • 1 Cor 12:8-12
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    8For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;

    9To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;

    10To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:

    11But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.

    12For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.

  • Eph 4:12
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    12For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

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

  • Rom 1:11
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    11For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;

  • 2 Cor 8:7
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    7Therefore, 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.

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

  • 1 Thess 4:10
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    10And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more;

  • 1 Cor 14:23
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    23If therefore the whole church be come together into one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those that are unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad?

  • 1 Cor 14:31
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    31For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted.

  • 1 Cor 12:27-28
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    27Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.

    28And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.

  • 1 Cor 16:14
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    14Let all your things be done with charity.

  • 1 Cor 13:1-2
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    1Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

    2And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

  • Rom 12:6
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    6Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;

  • 1 Cor 1:7
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    7So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:

  • Rom 12:4
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    4For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:

  • 1 Cor 1:5
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    5That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge;

  • Jude 1:20
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    20But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,

  • 1 Tim 4:15
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    15Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.

  • 1 Thess 3:12
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    12And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you: