But earnestly desire the best gifts. Moreover, I show a most excellent way to you.
Parallel translations
- KJV But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.
- BSB But eagerly desire the greater gifts. And now I will show you the most excellent way.
- NKJV But earnestly desire the best gifts. And yet I show you a more excellent way.
- NASB But earnestly desire the greater gifts. And yet, I am going to show you a far better way.
- NLT So you should earnestly desire the most helpful gifts. But now let me show you a way of life that is best of all.
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Cross-references · 7
- 1 Cor 13:1If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don’t have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal.
- 1 Cor 14:39Therefore, brothers, desire earnestly to prophesy, and don’t forbid speaking with other languages.
- Phil 3:8Yes most certainly, and I count all things to be a loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus, my Lord, for whom I suffered the loss of all things, and count them nothing but refuse, that I may gain Christ
- Matt 5:6Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled.
- 1 Cor 8:1Now concerning things sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
- Luke 10:42but one thing is needed. Mary has chosen the good part, which will not be taken away from her.”
- Heb 11:4By faith, Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he had testimony given to him that he was righteous, God testifying with respect to his gifts; and through it he, being dead, still speaks.
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