1 Corinthians 14:12 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

Navigate

Chapter 14

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

¹²Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church.

1 Corinthians 14:12 —

My Notes

Notes are saved on this device.

← 1 Corinthians 14:11 1 Corinthians 14:13 →

Original word meaning

— of 13

Tap any underlined word in the verse to see its original meaning.

Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 14:26
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.
1 Corinthians 14:3-4
But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort. …
1 Corinthians 14:1
Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.
1 Corinthians 12:31
But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.
1 Corinthians 12:7
But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.

Topics

Agency Decision Preaching Sermon Tongues (the Gift)Worship Zeal, Religious

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 6-14)

In this paragraph he goes on to show how vain a thing the ostentation of speaking unknown and unintelligible language must be. It was altogether unedifying and unprofitable (1 Cor. 14:6): If I come to you speaking with tongues, what will it profit you, unless I speak to you by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine? It would signify nothing to utter any of these in an unkno…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 12)

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.