How many times does the phrase desire spiritual gifts appear in the bible?

Answer 1

NONE!, it seems ONCE though here in 1Cor.14:1 Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that you may prophesy.

The words Gifts & you may have been added, the word AND & BUT is the same Greek word- de: & Charity being agape means Love: also prophesy is a gift and we should desire anything Spiritual and there's no punuation in the original scriptures, Hebrew or Greek, man added it along with certain words that suppose to help us, but many times that just adds more problems. That's why we must STUDY and check these words out: So let start at the end of chapter 13, so it should read like this: 1Cor.13:13 "And now abides Faith, Hope, Love, these three; but the greatest of these is Love. So Pursue love, rather desire spiritual, so that you may prophesy."

Also know that we must move the Greek words around in order, just like we do the Hebrew, so it'll make more since in English so we won't miss the meaning.

The word AND and BUT as I said are the same word, but they also mean other words: G1161 δέ de deh A primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.: - also, and, but, moreover, now [often unexpressed in English].

Hope this helps