1 Corinthians 14:1
Follow after love and earnestly desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.
World English Bible
In The King James Version
Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.
In Context
Cross References
Proverbs 15:9The way of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but he loves him who follows after righteousness.
Isaiah 51:1“Listen to me, you who follow after righteousness, you who seek the LORD. Look to the rock you were cut from, and to the quarry you were dug from.
Romans 12:6having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us: if prophecy, let’s prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;
1 Corinthians 12:1Now concerning spiritual things, brothers, I don’t want you to be ignorant.
1 Corinthians 13:13But now faith, hope, and love remain—these three. The greatest of these is love.
1 Corinthians 14:24But if all prophesy, and someone unbelieving or unlearned comes in, he is reproved by all, and he is judged by 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 →