1 Corinthians 14:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.”
1 Corinthians 14:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Corinthians 14:1 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Corinthians 14:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Follow after love and earnestly desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.”
1 Corinthians 14:1 — World English Bible
1 Corinthians 14:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Follow after love; yet desire earnestly spiritualgifts, but rather that ye may prophesy. ”
1 Corinthians 14:1 — American Standard Version
1 Corinthians 14:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Pursue the love, and seek earnestly the spiritual things, and rather that ye may prophecy,”
1 Corinthians 14:1 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Corinthians 14:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Follow after love, and be emulous of spiritual [manifestations], but rather that ye may prophesy. ”
1 Corinthians 14:1 — Darby Translation
1 Corinthians 14:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Followe after loue, and couet spirituall giftes, and rather that ye may prophecie.”
1 Corinthians 14:1 — Geneva Bible
1 Corinthians 14:1 in Context — 1 Corinthians 14
1 Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.
2 For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.
3 But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.
What Does 1 Corinthians 14:1 Mean?
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