1 Corinthians 12:31

KJV1611 – Modern English

But earnestly desire the best gifts. And yet I show you a more excellent way.

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  • 1 Cor 14:39 : 39 Therefore, brethren, desire to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking with tongues.
  • 1 Cor 13:1-14:1 : 1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not love, I am become as sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. 2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not love, I am nothing. 3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not love, it profits me nothing. 4 Love is patient, and is kind; love does not envy; love does not boast, is not proud, 5 Does not behave itself rudely, does not seek its own, is not easily angered, keeps no record of wrongs; 6 Does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; 7 Bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 8 Love never fails: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away. 9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. 10 But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away. 11 When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. 12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then I shall know just as I also am known. 13 And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love. 1 Pursue love, and desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.
  • Matt 5:6 : 6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.
  • Luke 10:42 : 42 But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.
  • 1 Cor 8:1 : 1 Now concerning things offered to idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
  • Phil 3:8 : 8 Indeed, I count all things as loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ,
  • Heb 11:4 : 4 By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead still speaks.

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    12Even so you, since you are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that you may excel to the edification of the church.

    13Therefore, let him who speaks in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret.

  • 1 Cor 14:1
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    1Pursue love, and desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.

  • 1 Cor 12:29-30
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    29Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all workers of miracles?

    30Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret?

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

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    1Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not love, I am become as sounding brass or a clanging cymbal.

    2And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not love, I am nothing.

    3And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not love, it profits me nothing.

    4Love is patient, and is kind; love does not envy; love does not boast, is not proud,

  • 1 Cor 14:39-40
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    39Therefore, brethren, desire to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking with tongues.

    40Let all things be done decently and in order.

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    13And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

  • 1 Cor 14:5
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    5I wish that you all spoke with tongues, but rather that you prophesied; for greater is he who prophesies than he who speaks with tongues, unless he interprets, that the church may receive edification.

  • Luke 12:31
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    31But rather seek the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added to you.

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    8For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom, to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;

    9To another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the same Spirit;

    10To another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues.

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    7For I wish that all men were as I am. But each one has his own gift from God, one in this manner and another in that.

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

  • Col 3:14
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    14And above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection.

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    9Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cling to that which is good.

    10Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love; in honor giving preference to one another;

  • Phil 1:9-10
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    9And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment;

    10So that you may approve things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense until the day of Christ;

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    8And above all things have fervent love among yourselves: for love will cover a multitude of sins.

  • 1 Thess 4:10
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    10And indeed you do so toward all the brethren who are in all Macedonia, but we beseech you, brethren, that you increase more and more.

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    31Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

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    14Let all that you do be done with love.

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    18I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than you all;

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    6Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;

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    23And those parts of the body which we think to be less honorable, upon these we bestow greater honor, and our unpresentable parts have greater modesty.

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    26How is it then, brethren? When you come together, each of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a tongue, has a revelation, has an interpretation. Let all things be done for edification.

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    7So that you come short in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:

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    11For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, so that you may be established;

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    7Therefore, as you abound in everything, in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all diligence, and in your love for us, see that you abound in this grace also.

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    15And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I am loved.

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    9But, beloved, we are convinced of better things concerning you, things that accompany salvation, though we speak in this manner.

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    7And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness love.

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    29Out of all your gifts you shall offer every heave offering of the LORD, of all the best thereof, even the hallowed part thereof out of it.

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    5Therefore I thought it necessary to urge the brethren, that they would go ahead to you and prepare in advance your generous gift, which had been promised before, that it might be ready as a matter of generosity, and not as of covetousness.