Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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," etc.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing 1 Corinthians 14:12:
Numbers 11:17
1 Corinthians 12:10
1 Corinthians 14:13
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