# Fragmenta ex commentariis in epistulam i ad Corinthios (in catenis) 60

Origen, Fragmenta ex commentariis in epistulam i ad Corinthios (in catenis), Section 60. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/origen/fragmenta-ex-commentariis-in-epistulam-i-ad-corinthios-in-catenis/60

xiv 12 [Οὕτως καὶ ὑμεῖς, ἐπεὶ ζηλωταί ἐστε πνευμάτων, πρὸς τὴν οἰκοδομὴν τῆς ἐκκλησίας ζητεῖτε ἵνα περισσεύητε.] [Ὠριγένους] Τὸ περισσεύειν γίνεται τῇ τῶν χαρισμάτων ὑπεροχῇ ἐκ τοῦ τὰ πρὸς οἰκοδομὴν τῆς ἐκκλησίας ζητεῖν, ὡς ὅτι οὐ περισσεύει ἐν τοῖς χαρίσμασιν ὁ μὴ ζητῶν τὸ κοιν<ω>φ<ε>λές. εἰκὸς γὰρ ὅτι ἀργεῖ ἡ ἐνέργεια τοῦ χαρίσματος ὅταν μὴ λάμπῃ ἔμπροσθεν τῶν ἀνθρώπων. διό, εἰ θέλομεν αὔξειν τὰ χαρίσματα, τῇ ὠφελείᾳ τῶν πλειόνων ἑαυτοὺς ἐπιδώσομεν.

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Origenes Theol., Fragmenta ex commentariis in epistulam i ad Corinthios (in catenis). Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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