1 Corinthians 14:1 KJV — MannaFest

1 Corinthians 14:1

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

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ASV

Follow after love; yet desire earnestly spiritualgifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.

WEB

Earnestly pursue love and eagerly desire spiritual gifts, especially the gift of prophecy.

YLT

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

DBT

Follow after love, and be emulous of spiritual [manifestations], but rather that ye may prophesy.

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1 Corinthians — A pastoral letter answering a long list of questions and problems — unity, ethics, worship, and the resurrection — written to a gifted but divided church.

Author: Paul, with Sosthenes (1:1)
Date: c. AD 55, from Ephesus

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1 Corinthians 13:13
And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
1 Timothy 4:14
Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.
1 Corinthians 14:39
Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.
1 Corinthians 16:14
Let all your things be done with charity.
Romans 12:6
Having 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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He goes on to show them how unprofitable the speaking of foreign languages is, and useless to the church; it is like piping in one tone, like sounding a trumpet without any certain note, like talking gibberish; whereas gifts should be used for the good of the church,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Now he assigns the first place to prophecy. Covet, therefore, spiritual gifts -- that is, "Neglect no gift, for I exhort you to seek after them all, provided only prophecy holds the first place."

John Calvin· Commentaries, 1554reformed

): Follow after charity, pursue it. The original, diokete, when spoken of a thing, signifies a singular concern to obtain it; and is commonly taken in a good and laudable sense.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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