The Lord hates the way evil people live. The Lord loves people who try to do good.
1 Corinthians 14:1 - Easy To Read Version Love is the thing you should try for. And you should truly want to have the spiritual gifts. And the gift you should want most is to be able to prophesy. {\cf2\super [95]} Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition EAGERLY PURSUE and seek to acquire [this] love [make it your aim, your great quest]; and earnestly desire and cultivate the spiritual endowments (gifts), especially that you may prophesy (interpret the divine will and purpose in inspired preaching and teaching). American Standard Version (1901) Follow after love; yet desire earnestly spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy. Common English Bible Pursue love, and use your ambition to try to get spiritual gifts but especially so that you might prophesy. Catholic Public Domain Version Pursue charity. Be zealous for spiritual things, but only so that you may prophesy. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version FOLLOW after charity, be zealous for spiritual gifts; but rather that you may prophesy. |
The Lord hates the way evil people live. The Lord loves people who try to do good.
The person that always tries to show love and kindness will have a good life, wealth, and honor.
“Some of you people try hard to live good lives. You go to the Lord for help. Listen to me. You should look at Abraham your father. He is the rock you were cut from.
We all have different gifts. Each gift came because of the grace (kindness) that God gave us. If a person has the gift of prophecy, {\cf2\super [131]} then that person should use that gift with the faith he has.
So let us try as hard as we can to do the things that make peace. And let us try to do the things that will help each other.
So what does all this mean? It means this: That the non-Jews were not trying to make themselves right with God. But they were made right with God. They became right because of their faith.
Now, brothers and sisters, I want you to understand about spiritual \{gifts\}.
But you should truly want to have the greater gifts \{of the Spirit {\cf2\super [92]} \}.
So these three things continue: faith, hope, and love. And the greatest of these is love.
I may have the gift of prophecy {\cf2\super [93]} ; I may understand all the secret things \{of God\} and know everything; and I may have faith so great that I can move mountains. But even with all these things, if I don’t have love, then I am nothing.
So, \{here, different\} languages are a proof for people that don’t believe, not for people that believe. And prophecy {\cf2\super [100]} is for people that believe, not for people that don’t believe.
If any person thinks that he is a prophet {\cf2\super [104]} or that he has a spiritual gift, then that person should understand that what I am writing to you is the Lord’s command.
So my brothers and sisters, you should truly want to prophesy. {\cf2\super [105]} And don’t stop people from \{using the gift of\} speaking in \{different\} languages.
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. In Christ, God has given us every spiritual blessing in heaven.
Remember to use the gift that you have. That gift was given to you through a prophecy {\cf2\super [19]} when the group of elders {\cf2\super [20]} put their hands on {\cf2\super [21]} you.
She must be known as a woman who has done good things. I mean good things like raising her children, accepting visitors in her home, washing the feet of God’s people, helping people in trouble, and using her life to do all kinds of good things.
But you are a man of God. So you should stay away from all those things. Try to live in the right way, serve God, have faith, love, patience, and gentleness.
Stay away from the evil things a young person wants to do. Try very hard to live right and to have faith, love, and peace. Do these things together with those people who have pure hearts and trust in the Lord.
Try to live in peace with all people. And try to live lives free from sin. If a person’s life is not holy, {\cf2\super [160]} then he will never see the Lord.
and to your service for God add kindness for your brothers and sisters \{in Christ\}; and to this kindness for your brothers and sisters add love.
Then you will go to Gibeath Elohim. There is a Philistine fort in that place. When you come to this town, a group of prophets will come out. These prophets will come down from the place for worship. [106] They will be prophesying. [107] They will be playing harps, tambourines, flutes, and lyres.