1 Corinthians 14:12

1 Corinthians 12:31; 1 Corinthians 12:7; 1 Corinthians 14:1; 1 Corinthians 14:26; 1 Corinthians 14:3; 1 Corinthians 14:32; 1 Corinthians 14:4; Titus 2:14

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Even so ye - Since you desire spiritual gifts, I may urge it upon you to seek to he able to speak in a clear and intelligible manner, that you ma...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

(5) Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual [gifts], seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church. (5) The conclusion: if they...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Corinthians 14. Prophecy and Speaking with Tongues, their Relative Value and their Place in the Church Gathering. Paul now comes to the direct co...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Even so ye . So ye also. zealous . Greek. zelotes . See Acts 21:20 . spiritual gifts . Literally spirits. Here put for the operations of th...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

12. Since you are in pursuit of spiritual gifts Paul concludes that the gift of tongues has not been conferred with the view of giving occas...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts , seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church. For as much as ye are zealous - S...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

There are, it may be, &c.— There are, for example, many different languages in the world, and all are significant, 1 Corinthians 14:11 . Bu...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church. Zealous - emulously desirou...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

(e) Spiritual Gifts (iii) The Gift of Tongues subordinate to Prophecy The Apostle in this chapter deals with the abuse of the gift of tongues wh...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Excel] RV 'abound,' i.e. in these gifts.
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Even so ye. — Here follows the practical application of the previous teaching and illustration. The “ye” of 1 Corinthians 14:9 was addressed to t...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 20 SPIRITUAL GIFTS AND PUBLIC WORSHIP Is the first twenty-five verses of this chapter Paul gives his estimate of the comparative value of...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Gift of “Prophesying” 1 Corinthians 14:1-12 The word prophesy is used here, as so largely in Scripture, not in the limited sense of foret...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The apostle now submitted certain gifts to the test of love. Prophesying is desirable because it edifies others. Then as to Tongues. It was a gift th...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(1) Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy. (2) For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unt...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts ,.... Gr. "of spirits"; that is, "of the gifts of the Spirit", as the Syriac version rend...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts , seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church. Ver. 12. To the edifying of t...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

There are No doubt; so many kinds of voices Or languages; in the world As ye speak; and none of them is without signification To those that a...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Chapter 12 has shown the placing of every gift in its own place in the body by the Spirit of God. Chapter 13 insists on love as the pervading influen...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

On Spiritual Gifts. A. D. 57. 6 Now, breth...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

OLBGrk; This proves that the members of the church of Corinth were very ambitious of spiritual gifts. The particle outw, which our translation her...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Use Of Spiritual Gifts in the Gatherings of God's People (14:1-40). Having raised us up to heaven Paul now brings us abruptly back to earth as...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

'So also you, since you are zealous of spirits, seek that you may abound to the edifying of the church.' Now he turns to apply his words directly to...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES 1 Corinthians 14:1 . Follow after .—Taking up the thought of a “way,” 1 Corinthians 12:31 ; as this whole verse resumes the them...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

What is the subject of this chapter? Does it refer to the constant manner in which worship was conducted in the primitive churches; or does it refer...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Public utterance is valueless without clear understanding:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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

Talking in Tongues 1 Corinthians 14:1-40 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. The need for spiritual guidance in the matter of tongues. The church of today i...

¹² Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church.

Related Commentaries of 1 Corinthians 14:12

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wells of Living Water Commentary

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