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1 Corinthians 14:12

Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church.

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οὕτωςhoutōssoοὕτω(ς)adverb — “so”G3779thus, so, in this manner.soκαὶkaiandκαίadverb — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ὑμεῖςhumeisyeσύ (su)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “ye”, the subject formG4771you.yeἐπεὶepeiforasmuch asἐπείconjunction — “forasmuch as”G1893of time: when, after; of cause: since, because; otherwise: else.forasmuch asζηλωταίzēlōtaizealousζηλωτής (zēlōtēs)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “zealous”, the subject formG2207one who is eagerly devoted to a person or a thing, a zealot.zealousἐστεesteto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.πνευμάτωνpneumatōnof spiritualπνεῦμα (pneuma)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “of spiritual”, the of-formG4151wind, breath, spirit.of spiritualπρὸςprostoπρόςpreposition — “to”G4314to, towards, with.toτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.οἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnedifyingοἰκοδομή (oikodomē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “edifying”, the object formG3619(a) the act of building, (b) a building, (c) met: spiritual advancement, edification.the edifyingτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasof the churchἐκκλησία (ekklēsia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of the church”, the of-formG1577an assembly, congregation, church; the Church, the whole body of Christian believers.This verse uses “church”.of the churchζητεῖτεzēteiteto seekζητέω (zēteō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “to seek”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2212I seek, search for, desire, require, demand.This verse uses “seek”.ἵναhinain order thatἵναconjunction — “in order that”G2443in order that, so that.This verse uses “in order that”.περισσεύητεperisseuēteto aboundπερισσεύω (perisseuō)verb, present active subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “to abound”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4052(a) intrans: I exceed the ordinary (the necessary), abound, overflow; am left over, (b) trans: I cause to abound.

Literal (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;

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American Standard Version (1901)

So also ye, since ye are zealous of spiritual gifts , seek that ye may abound unto the edifying 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;

World English Bible

So also you, since you are zealous for spiritual gifts, seek that you may abound to the building up of the assembly.

Darby Translation

Thus ye also, since ye are desirous of spirits, seek that ye may abound for the edification of the assembly.

Douay-Rheims

So you also, forasmuch as you are zealous of spirits, seek to abound unto the edifying of the church.

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