Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
Pursue the love, and seek earnestly the spiritual things, and rather that ye may prophecy,
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.
Holman Bible
Pursue love and desire spiritual gifts, and above all that you may prophesy.
International Standard Version
Keep on pursuing love, and keep on desiring spiritual gifts, especially the ability to prophesy.
A Conservative Version
Pursue love, and be zealous for the spiritual things, but more that ye may prophesy.
American Standard Version
Follow after love; yet desire earnestly spiritual gifts , but rather that ye may prophesy.
Amplified
Pursue [this] love [with eagerness, make it your goal], yet earnestly desire and cultivate the spiritual gifts [to be used by believers for the benefit of the church], but especially that you may
An Understandable Version
You should make loving [others] your aim, yet eagerly desire [to possess] spiritual gifts, and especially [the gift of] prophecy.
Anderson New Testament
Cultivate love, and earnestly desire spiritual gifts, but rather that you may prophesy.
Bible in Basic English
Go after love; still desiring to have the things which the Spirit gives, but most of all that you may have the prophet's power.
Common New Testament
Pursue love, and earnestly desire the spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy.
Daniel Mace New Testament
Cultivate social virtue; then desire spiritual gifts, but chiefly that of explaining the prophetical writings.
Darby Translation
Follow after love, and be emulous of spiritual manifestations, but rather that ye may prophesy.
Godbey New Testament
Follow after divine love; and seek the spiritual gifts, but rather that you may prophesy.
Goodspeed New Testament
You must pursue love, while you are cultivating the spiritual endowments, and especially inspired preaching.
John Wesley New Testament
Follow after love: and desire spiritual gifts; but especially that ye may prophesy.
Julia Smith Translation
Pursue love, and be emulous of spiritual things, and rather that ye might prophesy.
King James 2000
Follow after love, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that you may prophesy.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Pursue love, and strive for spiritual [gifts], but especially that you may prophesy.
Modern King James verseion
Follow after charity and desire spiritual things, but rather that you may prophesy.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Labour for love, and covet spiritual gifts: and most chiefly for to prophesy.
Moffatt New Testament
Make love your aim, and then set your heart on the spiritual gifts ??especially upon prophecy.
Montgomery New Testament
Hotly pursue this love, yet seek earnestly spiritual gifts, and chiefly that you may prophesy.
NET Bible
Pursue love and be eager for the spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy.
New Heart English Bible
Follow after love, and earnestly desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.
Noyes New Testament
Strive to possess love; and desire earnestly the spiritual gifts, but especially that of prophesying.
Sawyer New Testament
Cherish love, and be earnestly desirous of spiritual gifts, but rather that you may prophesy.
The Emphasized Bible
Pursue love; nevertheless be envious of the spiritual gifts, - and, rather, that ye may be prophesying.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
FOLLOW earnestly after love, and zealously seek spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Seek this Love earnestly, and strive for spiritual gifts, above all for the gift of preaching.
Webster
Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.
Weymouth New Testament
Be eager in your pursuit of this Love, and be earnestly ambitious for spiritual gifts, but let it be chiefly so in order that you may prophesy.
Williams New Testament
Keep on pursuing love, but still keep cultivating your spiritual gifts, especially the gift of prophesying.
World English Bible
Follow after love, and earnestly desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.
Worrell New Testament
Pursue love; and earnestly desire the spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.
Worsley New Testament
Labour after charity, and be desirous of spiritual gifts: but especially that ye may prophesy.
Themes
Ambition » Ambition, worldly, examples of » Holy ambition, general references to
Charity » Following after charity
Following » What to follow after
Giving and gifts » Desiring spiritual gifts
Holy » General references to » Ambition
Love to man » Saints should » Follow after
Miracles » Miraculous gifts of the holy spirit » To be sought after
Miraculous gifts of the holy ghost » Enumerated
Miraculous gifts of the holy ghost » Were to be sought after
Prophecy and prophets » Prophesying vs. Tongues
Prophecy and prophets » Those that prophesy
Topics
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Corinthians 14:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Appropriate Use Of Prophecy And Tongues
1 Pursue the love, and seek earnestly the spiritual things, and rather that ye may prophecy, 2 for he who is speaking in an unknown tongue -- to men he doth not speak, but to God, for no one doth hearken, and in spirit he doth speak secrets;
Cross References
1 Corinthians 12:1
And concerning the spiritual things, brethren, I do not wish you to be ignorant;
1 Corinthians 14:39
so that, brethren, earnestly desire to prophesy, and to speak with tongues do not forbid;
1 Corinthians 16:14
let all your things be done in love.
Numbers 11:25-29
and Jehovah cometh down in the cloud, and speaketh unto him, and keepeth back of the Spirit which is on him, and putteth on the seventy men of the elders; and it cometh to pass at the resting of the Spirit on them, that they prophesy, and do not cease.
Proverbs 15:9
An abomination to Jehovah is the way of the wicked, And whoso is pursuing righteousness He loveth.
Proverbs 21:21
Whoso is pursuing righteousness and kindness, Findeth life, righteousness, and honour.
Isaiah 51:1
Hearken unto Me, ye pursuing righteousness, Seeking Jehovah, Look attentively unto the rock -- ye have been hewn, And unto the hole of the pit -- ye have been digged.
Romans 9:30
What, then, shall we say? that nations who are not pursuing righteousness did attain to righteousness, and righteousness that is of faith,
Romans 12:6
And having gifts, different according to the grace that was given to us; whether prophecy -- 'According to the proportion of faith!'
Romans 14:19
So, then, the things of peace may we pursue, and the things of building up one another;
1 Corinthians 12:31-9
and desire earnestly the better gifts; and yet a far excelling way do I shew to you:
1 Corinthians 13:13
and now there doth remain faith, hope, love -- these three; and the greatest of these is love.
1 Corinthians 14:3-5
and he who is prophesying to men doth speak edification, and exhortation, and comfort;
1 Corinthians 14:24-25
and if all may prophecy, and any one may come in, an unbeliever or unlearned, he is convicted by all, he is discerned by all,
1 Corinthians 14:37
if any one doth think to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge the things that I write to you -- that of the Lord they are commands;
Ephesians 1:3
Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who did bless us in every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,
1 Thessalonians 5:20
prophesyings despise not;
1 Timothy 4:14
be not careless of the gift in thee, that was given thee through prophecy, with laying on of the hands of the eldership;
1 Timothy 5:10
in good works being testified to: if she brought up children, if she entertained strangers, if saints' feet she washed, if those in tribulation she relieved, if every good work she followed after;
1 Timothy 6:11
and thou, O man of God, these things flee, and pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, endurance, meekness;
2 Timothy 2:22
and the youthful lusts flee thou, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those calling upon the Lord out of a pure heart;
Hebrews 12:14
peace pursue with all, and the separation, apart from which no one shall see the Lord,
1 Peter 3:11-13
let him turn aside from evil, and do good, let him seek peace and pursue it;
2 Peter 1:7
and in the piety the brotherly kindness, and in the brotherly kindness the love;
3 John 1:11
Beloved, be not thou following that which is evil, but that which is good; he who is doing good, of God he is, and he who is doing evil hath not seen God;