Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And be emulous of the better favors: and yet I shew you a way according to eminence.
New American Standard Bible
But
King James Version
But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.
Holman Bible
But desire
International Standard Version
Keep on desiring the better gifts. And now I will show you the best way of all.
A Conservative Version
But be zealous for the better gifts. And yet I show you a more excellent way.
American Standard Version
But desire earnestly the greater gifts. And moreover a most excellent way show I unto you.
Amplified
But earnestly desire and strive for the greater gifts [if acquiring them is going to be your goal].And yet I will show you a still more excellent way [one of the choicest graces and the highest of them all: unselfish love].
An Understandable Version
[Obviously not], but you should eagerly desire the more important gifts. And now I will show you a much better way [i.e., a better way to serve one another in the church than using supernatural gifts]:
Anderson New Testament
But seek earnestly the best gifts; and yet I show you a more excellent way.
Bible in Basic English
But let your desires be turned to the more important things given by the Spirit. And now I am pointing out to you an even better way.
Common New Testament
But earnestly desire the greater gifts. And I will show you a still more excellent way.
Daniel Mace New Testament
you are contesting about the superiority of your gifts: but I point out to you a more excellent way.
Darby Translation
But desire earnestly the greater gifts, and yet shew I unto you a way of more surpassing excellence.
Goodspeed New Testament
But you must cultivate the higher endowments.
John Wesley New Testament
And yet I shew unto you a more excellent way.
King James 2000
But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet I show unto you a more excellent way.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But strive for the greater gifts. And I will show you a still more excellent way.
Modern King James verseion
But zealously strive after the better gifts. And yet I show to you a more excellent way.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Covet after the best gifts. And yet show I unto you a more excellent way.
Moffatt New Testament
Set your hearts on the higher talents. And yet I will go on to show you a still higher path.
Montgomery New Testament
Desire earnestly the greater gifts. And yet I will go on to show you a still more excellent way.
NET Bible
But you should be eager for the greater gifts. And now I will show you a way that is beyond comparison.
New Heart English Bible
But earnestly desire the greater gifts. Moreover, I show a most excellent way to you.
Noyes New Testament
But desire earnestly the greater gifts. And furthermore I show you by far the most excellent way.
Sawyer New Testament
But desire earnestly the best gifts: and I will still more fully show you the way.
The Emphasized Bible
Be envious, however, of the greater gifts; and, yet, a much more excellent way, unto you, I point out: -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
But zealously seek the gifts that are the best: and yet I shew unto you a more transcendently excellent way.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Strive for the greater gifts. Yet I can still show you a way beyond all comparison the best.
Webster
But covet earnestly the best gifts. And yet I show to you a more excellent way.
Weymouth New Testament
But always seek to excel in the greater gifts. And now I will point out to you a way of life which transcends all others.
Williams New Testament
But you must earnestly continue to cultivate your higher spiritual gifts. And yet I will show you a way that is better by far:
World English Bible
But earnestly desire the best gifts. Moreover, I show a most excellent way to you.
Worrell New Testament
But desire earnestly the greater gifts; and a still more excellent way I show you.
Worsley New Testament
Though I will shew you a way yet more excellent.
Youngs Literal Translation
and desire earnestly the better gifts; and yet a far excelling way do I shew to you:
Themes
Ambition » Ambition, worldly, examples of » Holy ambition, general references to
Giving and gifts » Desiring spiritual gifts
Holy » General references to » Ambition
Miracles » Miraculous gifts of the holy spirit » To be sought after
Miraculous gifts of the holy ghost » Were to be sought after
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Word Count of 36 Translations in 1 Corinthians 12:31
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Prayers for 1 Corinthians 12:31
Verse Info
Context Readings
Unity In The Midst Of Diversity
30 All have not the favors of healing: not all speaking with tongues: not all interpret accurately. 31 And be emulous of the better favors: and yet I shew you a way according to eminence.
Cross References
1 Corinthians 14:39
Therefore, brethren, be zealous to prophesy, and hinder not to speak in tongues.
1 Corinthians 13:1-1
If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not love, I have been the brass of echoes, and the shouting cymbal.
Matthew 5:6
Happy they hungering and thirsting for Justice: for they shall be filled.
Luke 10:42
And of one thing there is need : and Mary has chosen the 'good part which shall not betaken away from her.
1 Corinthians 8:1
And concerning sacrifice to idols, we know, (for we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, and love builds the house.
Philippians 3:8
But surely, I also think all things to be loss for the superiority of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have been made to lose all things, and I think to be offscourings, that I shall gain Christ,
Hebrews 11:4
By faith Abel brought near a greater sacrifice to God than Cain, by which he was testified of to be just, God testifying of his gifts; and by it he being dead yet speaks.