1 Corinthians 14:1

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Pursue love, and eagerly desire spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy.

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  • 1 Cor 12:1 : 1 Now, concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be unaware.
  • 1 Cor 14:39 : 39 So then, brothers and sisters, eagerly desire to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues.
  • 1 Cor 16:14 : 14 Let all that you do be done in love.
  • Heb 12:14 : 14 Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.
  • Eph 1:3 : 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,
  • 1 Thess 5:20 : 20 Do not despise prophecies.
  • 1 Tim 4:14 : 14 Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you through prophecy when the elders laid their hands on you.
  • 1 Tim 5:10 : 10 and is well known for her good works: if she has brought up children, shown hospitality, washed the feet of the saints, helped those in affliction, and devoted herself to every good work.
  • 1 Tim 6:11 : 11 But you, man of God, flee from these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, and gentleness.
  • 2 Tim 2:22 : 22 Flee from youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.
  • 1 Cor 12:31-13:9 : 31 But eagerly desire the greater gifts. And now I will show you a more excellent way. 1 If I speak in the tongues of people and of angels, but do not have love, I am like a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy, understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. 3 If I give everything I have to the poor and surrender my body to be burned, but do not have love, I gain nothing. 4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 8 Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will vanish away. 9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part,
  • 1 Cor 13:13 : 13 And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.
  • 1 Cor 14:3-5 : 3 But the one who prophesies speaks to people for their strengthening, encouragement, and comfort. 4 The one who speaks in a tongue builds up themselves, but the one who prophesies builds up the church. 5 I wish that all of you spoke in tongues, but I would rather you prophesy. The one who prophesies is greater than the one who speaks in tongues, unless they interpret so that the church may be built up.
  • 1 Cor 14:24-25 : 24 But if everyone is prophesying and an unbeliever or uninitiated person enters, they are convicted of sin by all and are examined by all. 25 The secrets of their heart are revealed, and they will fall facedown and worship God, exclaiming, 'God is truly among you!'
  • 1 Cor 14:37 : 37 If anyone considers themselves to be a prophet or spiritually gifted, let them acknowledge that the things I am writing to you are the Lord’s commands.
  • Prov 15:9 : 9 The LORD detests the way of the wicked, but He loves those who pursue righteousness.
  • Prov 21:21 : 21 One who pursues righteousness and love finds life, righteousness, and honor.
  • Isa 51:1 : 1 Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness and seek the Lord. Look to the rock from which you were cut and to the quarry from which you were dug.
  • 1 Pet 3:11-13 : 11 He must turn away from evil and do what is good; he must seek peace and pursue it. 12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are attentive to their prayers. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil. 13 Who then will harm you if you are zealous for what is good?
  • 2 Pet 1:7 : 7 to godliness, brotherly love; and to brotherly love, love.
  • 3 John 1:11 : 11 Beloved, do not imitate evil but imitate good. Whoever does good is from God; whoever does evil has not seen God.
  • Num 11:25-29 : 25 Then the LORD came down in the cloud and spoke with him, and He took some of the Spirit that was on Moses and put it on the seventy elders. When the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied—but they never did so again. 26 Two men, Eldad and Medad, had remained in the camp. They were listed among the elders but had not gone out to the Tent. Yet the Spirit rested on them as well, and they prophesied in the camp. 27 A young man ran and reported to Moses, 'Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp!' 28 Then Joshua son of Nun, who had been Moses' assistant since his youth, spoke up and said, 'My lord Moses, stop them!' 29 But Moses replied, 'Are you jealous on my behalf? I wish that all the LORD’s people were prophets and that the LORD would put His Spirit on them!'
  • Rom 9:30 : 30 What then shall we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, attained righteousness, that is, a righteousness that is by faith;
  • Rom 12:6 : 6 We have different gifts according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophecy, then prophesy in accordance with your faith;
  • Rom 14:19 : 19 So then, let us pursue what promotes peace and what builds up one another.

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  • 1 Cor 14:12-17
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    12So with yourselves, since you are eager for spiritual gifts, seek to excel in building up the church.

    13Therefore, the one who speaks in a tongue should pray that they may interpret what they say.

    14For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful.

    15What then shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind; I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my mind.

    16Otherwise, if you give thanks with your spirit, how can someone who is in the position of an outsider say 'Amen' to your thanksgiving, since they do not know what you are saying?

    17You may be giving thanks well enough, but the other person is not built up.

  • 1 Cor 14:39-40
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    39So then, brothers and sisters, eagerly desire to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues.

    40But everything should be done in a fitting and orderly way.

  • 1 Cor 14:2-6
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    2For the one who speaks in a tongue does not speak to people but to God, because no one understands; they speak mysteries by the Spirit.

    3But the one who prophesies speaks to people for their strengthening, encouragement, and comfort.

    4The one who speaks in a tongue builds up themselves, but the one who prophesies builds up the church.

    5I wish that all of you spoke in tongues, but I would rather you prophesy. The one who prophesies is greater than the one who speaks in tongues, unless they interpret so that the church may be built up.

    6Now, brothers and sisters, if I come to you speaking in tongues, what good will I be to you unless I bring you some revelation or knowledge or prophecy or teaching?

  • 1 Cor 12:30-31
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    30Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues? Do all interpret?

    31But eagerly desire the greater gifts. And now I will show you a more excellent way.

  • 1 Cor 12:1
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    1Now, concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be unaware.

  • 1 Cor 13:1-4
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    1If I speak in the tongues of people and of angels, but do not have love, I am like a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.

    2If I have the gift of prophecy, understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.

    3If I give everything I have to the poor and surrender my body to be burned, but do not have love, I gain nothing.

    4Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

  • 1 Cor 14:31-32
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    31For you can all prophesy one by one, so that everyone may learn and be encouraged.

    32The spirits of prophets are subject to the control of prophets.

  • 1 Cor 16:14
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    14Let all that you do be done in love.

  • 1 Cor 14:24-27
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    24But if everyone is prophesying and an unbeliever or uninitiated person enters, they are convicted of sin by all and are examined by all.

    25The secrets of their heart are revealed, and they will fall facedown and worship God, exclaiming, 'God is truly among you!'

    26What then shall we say, brothers and sisters? When you come together, each one has a hymn, a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. Everything must be done so that the church may be built up.

    27If anyone speaks in a tongue, let it be two or at most three, each in turn, and let someone interpret.

  • 1 Cor 14:19-20
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    19But in the church, I would rather speak five intelligible words to instruct others than ten thousand words in a tongue.

    20Brothers and sisters, do not be children in your thinking. Be infants in regard to evil, but in your thinking be mature.

  • 2 Pet 1:7
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    7to godliness, brotherly love; and to brotherly love, love.

  • Rom 14:19
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    19So then, let us pursue what promotes peace and what builds up one another.

  • 1 Cor 12:10
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    10to another, miraculous powers; to another, prophecy; to another, distinguishing between spirits; to another, different kinds of tongues; to another, the interpretation of tongues.

  • 1 Cor 13:8-9
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    8Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will vanish away.

    9For we know in part and we prophesy in part,

  • Rom 1:11
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    11For I long to see you, that I may share with you some spiritual gift to strengthen you—

  • 1 Pet 4:8
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    8Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.

  • 1 Cor 13:13
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    13And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.

  • 1 Cor 12:4
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    4There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit.

  • Heb 13:1
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    1Let brotherly love continue.

  • Rom 12:6
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    6We have different gifts according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophecy, then prophesy in accordance with your faith;

  • 1 Cor 14:9-10
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    9In the same way, unless you speak intelligible words through your tongue, how will anyone understand what you are saying? You will just be speaking into the air.

    10There are so many kinds of languages in the world, yet none of them is without meaning.

  • 1 Thess 5:20
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    20Do not despise prophecies.

  • 1 Cor 14:22
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    22Thus, tongues are a sign, not for believers but for unbelievers, while prophecy is a sign, not for unbelievers but for believers.

  • Col 3:14
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    14And above all these, put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.

  • 1 Thess 4:9-10
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    9Now concerning brotherly love, you have no need for anyone to write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another.

    10And indeed you are doing this toward all the brothers in all of Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, to excel even more.

  • 1 Pet 1:22
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    22Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart.

  • 1 Thess 4:1
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    1Finally, brothers, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, just as you received instructions from us on how you ought to live and please God, that you would excel even more.

  • 1 Cor 8:1
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    1Now concerning food sacrificed to idols: we know that we all possess knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.