1 Corinthians 14:12
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church.”
ἐπεί
Since, because, for otherwise. Epei. What follows rests on what came before. Cause shapes consequence.
ζηλωτής
zealous
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ζηλωτής
Zealot, one burning with zeal. Zēlōtēs. Paul counted himself a zealot for God before his conversion, yet his zeal was misdirected. Passion without truth destroys. Align your zeal with knowledge.
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εἰμί
you are
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εἰμί
To be, to exist. Eimi. When God names himself I AM, he uses this word. Existence itself belongs to him. Ground your identity in the one who simply is.
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πνεῦμα
of spiritual gifts,
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πνεῦμα
Spirit, breath, wind. Pneuma. God is Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity, God living inside every believer. He leads guides comforts and empowers.
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οἰκοδομή
edification
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οἰκοδομή
Building up, edification, construction. Oikodome. Let us do what leads to peace and to mutual edification. Every word spoken in the church should build not destroy.
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ἐκκλησία
church
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ἐκκλησία
Assembly, church, called out ones. Ekklesia. I will build my church. The church is not a building or a programme. It is a people called out by God and gathered around Jesus.
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ζητέω
do seek
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ζητέω
To seek, to look for, to desire. Zeteo. Seek first the kingdom of God. Seeking is active not passive. The kingdom does not come to those who wait passively. Seek it.
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περισσεύω
you may exceed.
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περισσεύω
to superabound (in quantity or quality), be in excess, be superfluous; also (transitively) to cause to superabound or excel
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