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1 Corinthians 14:12 KJV
1 Corinthians · chapter 14 · verse 12
Even 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 · King James Version
1 Corinthians 14:12 in context
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.
12Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church.
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.
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Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- spiritualpneumathe third person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit, coequal, coeternal with the Father…G4151 →
- edifyingoikodomēbuilding, building up, metaph. edifying, edification, the act of one who promotes…G3619 →
- zealouszēlōtēsone burning with zeal, a zealot, used of God as jealous of any rival and sternly…G2207 →
- churchekklēsiaa gathering of citizens called out from their homes into some public place, an assembly…G1577 →
- excelperisseuōto exceed a fixed number of measure, to be left over and above a certain number or…G4052 →
- seekzēteōto seek in order to find, to seek a thing, to seek [in order to find out] by thinking…G2212 →
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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 (Co1 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…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 6-14