Parallel Verses
Sawyer New Testament
Cherish love, and be earnestly desirous of spiritual gifts, but rather that you may prophesy.
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.
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
Pursue the love, and seek earnestly the spiritual things, and rather that ye may prophecy,
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 Cherish love, and be earnestly desirous of spiritual gifts, but rather that you may prophesy. 2 For he that speaks with a tongue speaks not to men but to God; for no one understands him, but in spirit he speaks mysteries;
Cross References
1 Corinthians 12:1
AND I wish you not to be ignorant, brothers, of the spiritual gifts.
1 Corinthians 14:39
Therefore, brothers, desire earnestly to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues;
1 Corinthians 16:14
let all your [works] be in love.
Romans 9:30
What shall we say then? That nations who did not pursue righteousness attained a righteousness, but the righteousness which is by faith;
Romans 12:6
but having different gifts according to the grace given us, if prophecy [let us prophesy] according to the analogy of the faith,
Romans 14:19
Let us therefore pursue the things of peace and those which edify one another.
1 Corinthians 12:31-9
But desire earnestly the best gifts: and I will still more fully show you the way.
1 Corinthians 13:13
And now remain faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
1 Corinthians 14:3-5
but he that prophesies speaks to men to edification and exhortation and consolation.
1 Corinthians 14:24-25
But if all prophesy, and there comes in an unbeliever or an unlearned man, he is convinced by all, he is examined by all,
1 Corinthians 14:37
If any one thinks he is a prophet, or a spiritual man, let him acknowledge the [things] which I write to you, that they are the Lord's;
Ephesians 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly [worlds] in Christ,
1 Thessalonians 5:20
despise not prophecies.
1 Timothy 4:14
Neglect not the gift which is in you, which was given you by prophecy, with the imposition of hands of the eldership.
1 Timothy 5:10
well reputed for good works, if she has brought up children, if she has exercised hospitality, if she has washed the saints' feet, if she has relieved the distressed, if she has pursued every good work.
1 Timothy 6:11
But do you, O man of God, avoid these things; but pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, patience, meekness.
2 Timothy 2:22
But avoid youthful desires, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.
Hebrews 12:14
Follow peace with all men and holiness, without which no one shall see the Lord,
1 Peter 3:11-13
let him abstain from evil and do good, let him seek peace and pursue it,
2 Peter 1:7
and to piety brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love.
3 John 1:11
Beloved, do not imitate evil but good. He that does good is of God; he that does evil has not seen God.