7 Bible Verses about Spiritual Gifts, Purpose Of

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

But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the profit of all.

For he who speaks in another language speaks not to men, but to God; for no one understands; but in the Spirit he speaks mysteries. But he who prophesies speaks to men for their encouragement, strengthening, and comfort. He who speaks in another language edifies himself, but he who prophesies edifies the church.read more.
Now I desire to have you all speak with other languages, but rather that you would prophesy, and he is greater who prophesies than he who speaks with other languages, unless he interprets, that the church may be built up.

For you truly give thanks well, but the other person is not built up. I thank God, I speak with other languages more than you all. However in the church I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that I might instruct others also, than ten thousand words in another language.

What is it then, brothers? When you come together, each one of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has another language, has an interpretation. Let all things be done to build each other up.

For you can all prophesy one by one, that all may learn and all may be encouraged.

from whom all the body, being fitted and knit together through that which every joint supplies, according to the proper working of each individual part, makes the body increase to the building up of itself in love.