1 Corinthians 12:31
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“But eagerly desire the greater gifts. And now I will show you the most excellent way.”
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“But eagerly desire the greater gifts. And now I will show you the most excellent way.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.”
King James Version · Public Domain“But desire earnestly the greater gifts. And moreover a most excellent way show I unto you.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and desire earnestly the better gifts; and yet a far excelling way do I shew to you:”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Corinthians 12:31 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Matthew 5:6Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
- Luke 10:42But only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, and it will not be taken away from her.”
- 1 Corinthians 8:1Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
- 1 Corinthians 13:1If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a ringing gong or a clanging cymbal.
- 1 Corinthians 14:39So, my brothers, be eager to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues.
- Philippians 3:8More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ
- Hebrews 11:4By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous when God gave approval to his gifts. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.
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