1 Corinthians 14:1
Seek this love earnestly, and strive for spiritual gifts, above all for the gift of preaching.
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In The King James Version
Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.
In Context
Cross References
Romans 12:6Since our gifts differ in accordance with the particular charge entrusted to us, if our gift is to preach, let our preaching correspond to our faith;
1 Corinthians 12:1In the next place, friends, I do not want you to be ignorant about spiritual gifts.
1 Corinthians 13:13Meanwhile faith, hope, and love endure – these three, but the greatest of these is love.
1 Corinthians 14:24While, if all those present use the gift of preaching, and an unbeliever, or someone without the gift, comes in, they are convinced of their sinfulness by them all, they are called to account by them all;
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 14:1
In this chapter the apostle directs them about the use of their spiritual gifts, preferring those that are best and fitted to do the greatest good. I. He begins with advising them of all spiritual gifts to prefer prophesying, and shows that this is much better than speaking with tongues, ver. 1-5 . II. He goes on to show them how unprofitable the speaking of foreign languages is, and useless to the church; it is like piping in one tone, like sounding a trumpet without any certain note, like talking gibberish;… Read the whole commentary →