Verse Comparison: 1 Corinthians 14:12
American Standard Version
So also ye, since ye are zealous of spiritual `gifts', seek that ye may abound unto the edifying of the church.
Amplified® Bible
So it is with yourselves; since you are so eager {and} ambitious to possess spiritual endowments {and} manifestations of the [Holy] Spirit, [concentrate on] striving to excel {and} to abound [in them] in ways that will build up the church.
Contemporary English Version
If you really want spiritual gifts, choose the ones that will be most helpful to the church.
Darby English Version
Thus *ye* also, since ye are desirous of spirits, seek that ye may abound for the edification of the assembly.
Good News Bible
Since you are eager to have the gifts of the Spirit, you must try above everything else to make greater use of those which help to build up the church.
International Standard Version
In the same way, since you're so desirous of spiritual gifts, you must keep on desiring them for the upbuilding of the church.
King James Version
Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church.
New American Standard Bible
So also you, since you are zealous of spiritual {gifts,} seek to abound for the edification of the church.
New International Version
So it is with you. Since you are eager to have spiritual gifts, try to excel in gifts that build up the church.
New King James Version
Even so you, since you are zealous for spiritual gifts, let it be for the edification of the church that you seek to excel.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
So also you, since you desire spiritual gifts, seek to abound for the edification of the church.
Young's Literal Translation
so also ye, since ye are earnestly desirous of spiritual gifts, for the building up of the assembly seek that ye may abound;
