Verse List for 1 COR 12:31

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) But strive for the better gifts.
¶  And now I’ll demonstrate a better way to you all:

OET-LV But be _being _zealous for _the gifts the greater.
And still by an_excellent way, to _you _all I _am _showing.

ULT But earnestly desire the greater gifts. And now, I show you a more excellent way.

UST Now I want you to eagerly seek the most beneficial gifts. Next, I will tell you about the very best thing you can do.

BSB But eagerly desire the greater gifts.
§  And now I will show you the most excellent way.

MSB But eagerly desire the better[fn] gifts.
§  And now I will show you the most excellent way.

BLB But earnestly desire the greater gifts. And I show to you now a more surpassing way.

AICNT But strive for the {greater}[fn] gifts.[fn]
¶  And I will show you a still more excellent way.

OEB Strive for the greater gifts.
¶  Yet I can still show you a way beyond all comparison the best.

WEBBE & WMBB But earnestly desire the best gifts. Moreover, I show a most excellent way to you.

NET But you should be eager for the greater gifts.
¶  And now I will show you a way that is beyond comparison.

LSV And earnestly desire the better gifts; and yet I show to you a far [more] excelling way:

FBV But you should really want to have the most significant gifts.[fn] So now I will show you a far better way.

TCNT No, but earnestly desire the [fn]better gifts.
¶  And now I will show you a far more excellent way.

T4T But you should eagerly desire to have the abilities that will help other believers the most (OR, the abilities that God considers to be the most important). But now I will tell you the best way to use the abilities that God’s Spirit has given you.

LEB But strive[fn] for the greater gifts. And I will show you a still more excellent way.

BBE But let your desires be turned to the more important things given by the Spirit. And now I am pointing out to you an even better way.

Moff Set your heart on the higher talents. And yet I will go on to show you a still higher path.

Wymth But always seek to excel in the greater gifts. And now I will point out to you a way of life which transcends all others.
¶ 

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

DRA But be zealous for the better gifts. And I shew unto you yet a more excellent way.

YLT and desire earnestly the better gifts; and yet a far excelling way do I shew to you:

Drby But desire earnestly the greater gifts, and yet shew I unto you a way of more surpassing excellence.

RV But desire earnestly the greater gifts. And a still more excellent way shew I unto you.
(But desire earnestly the greater gifts. And a still more excellent way show I unto you.)

SLT And be emulous of the better favors: and yet I shew you a way according to eminence.

Wbstr But covet earnestly the best gifts. And yet I show to you a more excellent way.

KJB-1769 But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.
(But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet show I unto you a more excellent way.)

KJB-1611 But couet earnestly the best gifts: And yet shew I vnto you a more excellent way.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation)

Bshps Couet after the best giftes: And yet shew I vnto you a more excellent way.
(Couet after the best gifts: And yet show I unto you a more excellent way.)

Gnva But desire you the best giftes, and I will yet shewe you a more excellent way.
(But desire you the best gifts, and I will yet show you a more excellent way.)

Cvdl But covet ye the best giftes. And yet shewe I you a more excellent waye.
(But covet ye/you_all the best gifts. And yet show I you a more excellent way.)

TNT Covet after the best giftes. Amd yet shewe I vnto you a moare excellent waye.
(Covet after the best gifts. Amd yet show I unto you a more excellent way.)

Wycl But sue ye the betere goostli yiftis. And yit Y schewe to you a more exellent weye.
(But sue ye/you_all the better ghostli gifts. And yet I show to you a more exellent way.)

Luth Strebet aber nach den besten Gaben! Und ich will euch noch einen köstlichern Weg zeigen.
(Strebet but after the best gifts! And I will you still a deliciousn way/path/road shown.)

ClVg Æmulamini autem charismata meliora. Et adhuc excellentiorem viam vobis demonstro.[fn]
(Æmulamini however charismata better. And still excellentiorem way/road to_you(pl) demonstro.)

SR-GNT Ζηλοῦτε δὲ τὰ χαρίσματα τὰ μείζονα. Καὶ ἔτι καθʼ ὑπερβολὴν ὁδὸν, ὑμῖν δείκνυμι. ‡

UGNT ζηλοῦτε δὲ τὰ χαρίσματα τὰ μείζονα. καὶ ἔτι καθ’ ὑπερβολὴν ὁδὸν, ὑμῖν δείκνυμι.

SBL-GNT ζηλοῦτε δὲ τὰ χαρίσματα τὰ ⸀μείζονα. καὶ ἔτι καθʼ ὑπερβολὴν ὁδὸν ὑμῖν δείκνυμι.

RP-GNT Ζηλοῦτε δὲ τὰ χαρίσματα τὰ κρείττονα. Καὶ ἔτι καθ' ὑπερβολὴν ὁδὸν ὑμῖν δείκνυμι.

TC-GNT ζηλοῦτε δὲ τὰ χαρίσματα τὰ [fn]κρείττονα.
¶  Καὶ ἔτι καθ᾽ ὑπερβολὴν ὁδὸν ὑμῖν δείκνυμι.

Verse List for 1 COR 12:31

Verse List for 1 COR 12:31