Modern Translations New International VersionFollow the way of love and eagerly desire gifts of the Spirit, especially prophecy. New Living Translation Let love be your highest goal! But you should also desire the special abilities the Spirit gives—especially the ability to prophesy. English Standard Version Pursue love, and earnestly desire the spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy. Berean Study Bible Earnestly pursue love and eagerly desire spiritual gifts, especially the gift of prophecy. New American Standard Bible Pursue love, yet earnestly desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy. NASB 1995 Pursue love, yet desire earnestly spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy. NASB 1977 Pursue love, yet desire earnestly spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy. Amplified Bible Pursue [this] love [with eagerness, make it your goal], yet earnestly desire and cultivate the spiritual gifts [to be used by believers for the benefit of the church], but especially that you may prophesy [to foretell the future, to speak a new message from God to the people]. Christian Standard Bible Pursue love and desire spiritual gifts, and especially that you may prophesy. Holman Christian Standard Bible Pursue love and desire spiritual gifts, and above all that you may prophesy. Contemporary English Version Love should be your guide. Be eager to have the gifts that come from the Holy Spirit, especially the gift of prophecy. Good News Translation It is love, then, that you should strive for. Set your hearts on spiritual gifts, especially the gift of proclaiming God's message. GOD'S WORD® Translation Pursue love, and desire spiritual gifts, but especially the gift of speaking what God has revealed. International Standard Version Keep on pursuing love, and keep on desiring spiritual gifts, especially the ability to prophesy. NET Bible Pursue love and be eager for the spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy. Classic Translations King James BibleFollow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy. New King James Version Pursue love, and desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy. King James 2000 Bible Follow after love, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that you may prophesy. New Heart English Bible Follow after love, and earnestly desire spiritual things, and especially that you may prophesy. World English Bible Follow after love, and earnestly desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy. American King James Version Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that you may prophesy. American Standard Version Follow after love; yet desire earnestly spiritual gifts , but rather that ye may prophesy. A Faithful Version Pursue love, and earnestly desire the spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy. Darby Bible Translation Follow after love, and be emulous of spiritual [manifestations], but rather that ye may prophesy. English Revised Version Follow after love; yet desire earnestly spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy. Webster's Bible Translation Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy. Early Modern Geneva Bible of 1587Folowe after loue, and couet spirituall giftes, and rather that ye may prophecie. Bishops' Bible of 1568 Folowe after loue, and couet spirituall Coverdale Bible of 1535 Laboure for loue. Couet spirituall giftes, but specially that ye maye prophecye. Tyndale Bible of 1526 Labour for love and covet spretuall giftes: and most chefly forto prophesye. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionPursue love, and earnestly seek the spiritual things, and rather that you may prophesy, Berean Literal Bible Earnestly pursue love, and earnestly desire spiritual gifts, and especially that you might prophesy. Young's Literal Translation Pursue the love, and seek earnestly the spiritual things, and rather that ye may prophecy, Smith's Literal Translation Pursue love, and be emulous of spiritual things, and rather that ye might prophesy. Literal Emphasis Translation Pursue love, and be zealously earnest of the spiritual things, especially that you may prophesy. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFOLLOW after charity, be zealous for spiritual gifts; but rather that you may prophesy. Catholic Public Domain Version Pursue charity. Be zealous for spiritual things, but only so that you may prophesy. Translations from Aramaic Aramaic Bible in Plain EnglishRun after love and be zealous for the gifts of The Spirit, but especially that you may prophesy. Lamsa Bible FOLLOW after love, and desire spiritual gifts, above all that you may prophesy. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentCultivate love, and earnestly desire spiritual gifts, but rather that you may prophesy. Godbey New Testament Follow after divine love; and seek the spiritual gifts, but rather that you may prophesy. Haweis New Testament FOLLOW earnestly after love, and zealously seek spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy. Mace New Testament Cultivate social virtue; then desire spiritual gifts, but chiefly that of explaining the prophetical writings. Weymouth New Testament Be eager in your pursuit of this Love, and be earnestly ambitious for spiritual gifts, but let it be chiefly so in order that you may prophesy. Worrell New Testament Pursue love; and earnestly desire the spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy. Worsley New Testament Labour after charity, and be desirous of spiritual gifts: but especially that ye may prophesy.     |