1 Corinthians 14:12

World English Bible (2000)

So also you, since you are zealous for spiritual gifts, seek that you may abound to the building up of the assembly.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Cor 14:26 : 26 What is it then, brothers? When you come together, each one of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has another language, has an interpretation. Let all things be done to build each other up.
  • Titus 2:14 : 14 who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify for himself a people for his own possession, zealous for good works.
  • 1 Cor 12:7 : 7 But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the profit of all.
  • 1 Cor 12:31 : 31 But earnestly desire the best gifts. Moreover, I show a most excellent way to you.
  • 1 Cor 14:1 : 1 Follow after love, and earnestly desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.
  • 1 Cor 14:3-4 : 3 But he who prophesies speaks to men for their edification, exhortation, and consolation. 4 He who speaks in another language edifies himself, but he who prophesies edifies the assembly.

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  • 1 Cor 14:1-6
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    1 Follow after love, and earnestly desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.

    2 For he who speaks in another language speaks not to men, but to God; for no one understands; but in the Spirit he speaks mysteries.

    3 But he who prophesies speaks to men for their edification, exhortation, and consolation.

    4 He who speaks in another language edifies himself, but he who prophesies edifies the assembly.

    5 Now I desire to have you all speak with other languages, but rather that you would prophesy. For he is greater who prophesies than he who speaks with other languages, unless he interprets, that the assembly may be built up.

    6 But now, brothers, if I come to you speaking with other languages, what would I profit you, unless I speak to you either by way of revelation, or of knowledge, or of prophesying, or of teaching?

  • 1 Cor 14:13-20
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    13 Therefore let him who speaks in another language pray that he may interpret.

    14 For if I pray in another language, my spirit prays, 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 Otherwise if you bless with the spirit, how will he who fills the place of the unlearned say the "Amen" at your giving of thanks, seeing he doesn't know what you say?

    17 For you most certainly give thanks well, but the other person is not built up.

    18 I thank my God, I speak with other languages more than you all.

    19 However in the assembly I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that I might instruct others also, than ten thousand words in another language.

    20 Brothers, don't be children in thoughts, yet in malice be babies, but in thoughts be mature.

  • 1 Cor 12:30-31
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    30 Do all have gifts of healings? Do all speak with various languages? Do all interpret?

    31 But earnestly desire the best gifts. Moreover, I show a most excellent way to you.

  • 1 Cor 12:1
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    1 Now concerning spiritual things, brothers, I don't want you to be ignorant.

  • 1 Cor 14:26-28
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    26 What is it then, brothers? When you come together, each one of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has another language, has an interpretation. Let all things be done to build each other up.

    27 If any man speaks in another language, let it be two, or at the most three, and in turn; and let one interpret.

    28 But if there is no interpreter, let him keep silent in the assembly, and let him speak to himself, and to God.

  • 1 Cor 14:39-40
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    39 Therefore, brothers, desire earnestly to prophesy, and don't forbid speaking with other languages.

    40 Let all things be done decently and in order.

  • 1 Cor 14:9-11
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    9 So also you, unless you uttered by the tongue words easy to understand, how would it be known what is spoken? For you would be speaking into the air.

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

    11 If then I don't know the meaning of the sound, I would be to him who speaks a foreigner, and he who speaks would be a foreigner to me.

  • 1 Cor 12:8-12
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    8 For to one 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, by the same Spirit; and to another gifts of healings, by the same Spirit;

    10 and to another workings of miracles; and to another prophecy; and to another discerning of spirits; to another different kinds of languages; and to another the interpretation of languages.

    11 But the one and the same Spirit works all of these, distributing to each one separately as he desires.

    12 For as the body is one, and has many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ.

  • Eph 4:12
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    12 for the perfecting of the saints, to the work of serving, to the building up of the body of Christ;

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

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

  • 2 Cor 8:7
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    7 But as you abound in everything, in faith, utterance, knowledge, all earnestness, and in your love to us, see that you also abound in this grace.

  • Rom 14:19
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    19 So then, let us follow after things which make for peace, and things by which we may build one another up.

  • 1 Thess 4:10
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    10 for indeed you do it toward all the brothers who are in all Macedonia. But we exhort you, brothers, that you abound more and more;

  • 1 Cor 14:23
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    23 If therefore the whole assembly is assembled together and all speak with other languages, and unlearned or unbelieving people come in, won't they say that you are crazy?

  • 1 Cor 14:31
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    31 For you all can prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be exhorted.

  • 1 Cor 12:27-28
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    27 Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually.

    28 God has set some in the assembly: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracle workers, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, and various kinds of languages.

  • 1 Cor 16:14
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    14 Let all that you do be done in love.

  • 1 Cor 13:1-2
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    1 If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don't have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal.

    2 If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but don't have love, I am nothing.

  • Rom 12:6
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    6 Having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us, if prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;

  • 1 Cor 1:7
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    7 so that you come behind in no gift; waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ;

  • Rom 12:4
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    4 For even as we have many members in one body, and all the members don't have the same function,

  • 1 Cor 1:5
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    5 that in everything you were enriched in him, in all speech and all knowledge;

  • Jude 1:20
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    20 But you, beloved, keep building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit.

  • 1 Tim 4:15
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    15 Be diligent in these things. Give yourself wholly to them, that your progress may be revealed to all.

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