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Soοὕτωςalsoκαὶyou,ὑμεῖςsinceἐπεὶyou areἐστεeager forζηλωταίspiritual gifts,πνευμάτωνseekζητεῖτεthatἵναyou may abound in themπερισσεύητεforπρὸςthe building upτὴν οἰκοδομὴνof the assembly.τῆς ἐκκλησίας
1 Corinthians 14:12
Study it in the app“So also you, since you are eager for spiritual gifts, seek that you may abound in them for the building up of the assembly.”
With the Greek beneath
1 Corinthians 14:12, word by word
- you areἐστεeste
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “este” appears- eager forζηλωταίzēlōtai
zealous, Zealot
Zealous, eager; "the Zealot", someone of burning zeal.
Where else “zēlōtai” appears- spiritual giftsπνευμάτωνpneumatōn
Spirit
God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.
Where else “pneumatōn” appears- seekζητεῖτεzēteite
seek
To go after something or someone until it is found.
Where else “zēteite” appears- you may abound in themπερισσεύητεperisseuēte
abound
To have plenty, and more and more.
Where else “perisseuēte” appears- the building upοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēn
building up
Helping others grow in faith.
Where else “oikodomēn” appears- of the assemblyἐκκλησίαςekklēsias
church
Those who believe in Jesus, gathered as his people.
Where else “ekklēsias” appears
Translation note
In Greek, “spirits.”
The context
11So if I do not know the meaning of the language, I will be a foreigner to the one who speaks, and the one who speaks will be a foreigner to me.
12 · This verse (above)
13Therefore the one who speaks in a tongue should pray that he may interpret.