1 Corinthians 14:1
1 Corinthians 14:1-3 The Message (MSG)
Go after a life of love as if your life depended on it—because it does. Give yourselves to the gifts God gives you. Most of all, try to proclaim his truth. If you praise him in the private language of tongues, God understands you but no one else does, for you are sharing intimacies just between you and him. But when you proclaim his truth in everyday speech, you’re letting others in on the truth so that they can grow and be strong and experience his presence with you.
1 Corinthians 14:1 King James Version (KJV)
Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.
1 Corinthians 14:1 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Pursue love, yet desire earnestly spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.
1 Corinthians 14:1 New Century Version (NCV)
You should seek after love, and you should truly want to have the spiritual gifts, especially the gift of prophecy.
1 Corinthians 14:1 American Standard Version (ASV)
Follow after love; yet desire earnestly spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.
1 Corinthians 14:1 New International Version (NIV)
Follow the way of love and eagerly desire gifts of the Spirit, especially prophecy.
1 Corinthians 14:1 New King James Version (NKJV)
Pursue love, and desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.
1 Corinthians 14:1 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Pursue [this] love [with eagerness, make it your goal], yet earnestly desire and cultivate the spiritual gifts [to be used by believers for the benefit of the church], but especially that you may prophesy [to foretell the future, to speak a new message from God to the people].
1 Corinthians 14:1 New Living Translation (NLT)
Let love be your highest goal! But you should also desire the special abilities the Spirit gives—especially the ability to prophesy.