1 Corinthians 14:12

10 There are, it may be, so many kinds of languages in the world, and none of them is without¹ significance.

11 Therefore, if I do not know the meaning of the language, I shall be a¹ foreigner to him who speaks, and he who speaks will be a foreigner to me.

12 Even so you, since you are¹ zealous for spiritual gifts, let it be for the² edification of the church that you seek to excel.

13 Therefore let him who speaks in a tongue pray that he may ^ainterpret.

14 For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful.

15 What is the conclusion then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will also pray with the understanding. ^aI will sing with the spirit, and I will also sing ^bwith the understanding.

16 Otherwise, if you bless with the spirit, how will he who occupies the place of the uninformed say “Amen” ^aat your giving of thanks, since he does not understand what you say?

17 For you indeed give thanks well, but the other is not edified.

18 I thank my God I speak with tongues more than you all;

19 yet in the church I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that I may teach others also, than ten thousand words in a tongue.

Verse Comparison: 1 Corinthians 14:12

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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;

New English Translation
It is the same with you. Since you are eager for manifestations of the Spirit,¹ seek to abound in order to strengthen the church.

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