1 Corinthians 12:31 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

But strive for the greater gifts. And I will show you a still more excellent way.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

But earnestly desire and zealously cultivate the greatest and best gifts and graces (the higher gifts and the choicest graces). And yet I will show you a still more excellent way [one that is better by far and the highest of them all–love].

American Standard Version (1901)

But desire earnestly the greater gifts. And moreover a most excellent way show I unto you.

Common English Bible

Use your ambition to try to get the greater gifts. And I’m going to show you an even better way.

Catholic Public Domain Version

But be zealous for the better charisms. And I reveal to you a yet more excellent way.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

But be zealous for the better gifts. And I shew unto you yet a more excellent way.

1 Corinthians 12:31 Cross References

Matthew 5:6

“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.

Luke 10:42

but few things are needed—indeed only one. Mary has chosen the better part, which will not be taken away from her.”

1 Corinthians 13:1

If I speak in the tongues of humans and of angels but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.

1 Corinthians 14:1

Pursue love and strive for the spiritual gifts and especially that you may prophesy.

1 Corinthians 14:39

So, my brothers and sisters, strive to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues,

1 Corinthians 8:1

Now concerning food sacrificed to idols: we know that “all of us possess knowledge.” Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.

Philippians 3:8

More than that, I regard everything as loss because of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things, and I regard them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ

Hebrews 11:4

By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain’s. Through this he received approval as righteous, God himself giving approval to his gifts; he died, but through his faith he still speaks.