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OET (OET-LV) But be_being_zealous for_the gifts the greater.
And still by an_excellent way, to_you_all I_am_showing.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative
ζηλοῦτε
/be/_being_zealous
Here, earnestly desire could be: (1) a command from Paul. Alternate translation: “you should earnestly desire” (2) a statement about what the Corinthians are doing. Alternate translation: “you are earnestly desiring”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / irony
τὰ χαρίσματα τὰ μείζονα
˱for˲_the gifts ¬the greater
Here, greater could indicate: (1) what Paul thinks are greater gifts, which would be the ones that most benefit other believers. Alternate translation: “the gifts that are greater” or “the gifts that help others” (2) what the Corinthians think are the greater gifts, which Paul may disagree with. The Corinthians would probably include speaking in tongues as a greater gift. If you choose this option, you will need to express earnestly desire as a statement, not as an imperative. Alternate translation: “what you think are greater gifts”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / pastforfuture
ὑμῖν δείκνυμι
˱to˲_you_all ˱I˲_/am/_showing
Here Paul introduces what he will tell the Corinthians in the next chapter. Use a natural verb tense in your language for referring to what a person is about to say. Alternate translation: “I am going to show you”
12:31 Believers are to earnestly desire the most helpful gifts, those that have the greatest potential to build up the church (see 14:12), while realizing that God is the one who distributes gifts as he chooses (12:11, 18, 28). Paul encourages the Corinthians to move beyond their desire for the gift of tongues (cp. 14:1-25, 27; see 12:10) because it has the least potential, of all the gifts, to build up the church.
• But now let me show you: This statement transitions to Paul’s description of love in 13:1-13. Love is a way of life that is best of all.
OET (OET-LV) But be_being_zealous for_the gifts the greater.
And still by an_excellent way, to_you_all I_am_showing.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the SR-GNT.