1 Corinthians 12:31 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

³¹ But desire earnestly the greater gifts. And a still more excellent way shew I unto you.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³¹ But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³¹ 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)

³¹ But desire earnestly the greater gifts. And moreover a most excellent way show I unto you.

Common English Bible

³¹ 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

³¹ 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

³¹ 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 they that hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

Luke 10:42

but one thing is needful: for Mary hath chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

1 Corinthians 13:1

If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal.

1 Corinthians 14:1

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

1 Corinthians 14:39

Wherefore, my brethren, desire earnestly to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.

1 Corinthians 8:1

Now concerning things sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but love edifieth.

Philippians 3:8

Yea verily, and I count all things to be loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may gain Christ,

Hebrews 11:4

By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he had witness borne to him that he was righteous, God bearing witness in respect of his gifts: and through it he being dead yet speaketh.