1 Corinthians 14:12

New International Reader's Version

It’s the same with you. You want the gifts of the Spirit. So try to do your best in using gifts that build up the church.

Cross References

Romans 14:19

So let us do all we can to live in peace. And let us work hard to build up one another.

1 Corinthians 12:31

But above all, you should want the more important gifts. But now I will show you the best way of all.

1 Corinthians 12:7

The Holy Spirit is given to each of us in a special way. That is for the good of all.

1 Corinthians 14:1

Follow the way of love. You should also want the gifts the Holy Spirit gives. Most of all, you should want the gift of prophecy.

1 Corinthians 14:13

So here is what the person who speaks in languages they had not known before should do. They should pray that they can explain what they say.

1 Corinthians 14:26

Brothers and sisters, what should we say then? When you come together, each of you brings something. You bring a hymn or a teaching or a message from God. You bring a message in another language or explain what was said in that language. Everything must be done to build up the church.

1 Corinthians 14:5

I would like all of you to speak in other languages. But I would rather have you prophesy. The person who prophesies is more helpful than those who speak in other languages. But that is not the case if someone explains what was said in the other languages. Then the whole church can be built up.

Titus 2:14

He gave himself for us. By doing that, he set us free from all evil. He wanted to make us pure. He wanted us to be his very own people. He wanted us to desire to do what is good.