1Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that you may prophesy.


In Context

1 Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that you may prophesy.

2 For he that speaks in an unknown tongue speaks not to men, but to God: for no man understands him; however, in the spirit he speaks mysteries.

3 But he that prophesies speaks to men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.

1 Corinthians 14:1 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:1Follow after charity, and desire spiritual [gifts,] but rather that ye may prophesy.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

14:1Follow the way of love and eagerly desire spiritual gifts, especially the gift of prophecy.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

14:1FOLLOW after charity, be zealous for spiritual gifts; but rather that you may prophesy.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

14:1Follow after love; yet desire earnestly spiritual gifts , but rather that ye may prophesy.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:1Follow after love, and be emulous of spiritual manifestations, but rather that ye may prophesy.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

14:1Follow after love; yet desire earnestly spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:1Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:1Follow after love, and earnestly desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

14:1Pursue the love, and seek earnestly the spiritual things, and rather that ye may prophecy,