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1 Corinthians 12:31
New International Version
1 Corinthians 12:31
New International Version
31 Now eagerly desire(A) the greater gifts.
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And yet I will show you the most excellent way.
1 Corinthians 12:31
New American Standard Bible
1 Corinthians 12:31
New American Standard Bible
31 But (A)earnestly desire the greater gifts.
And yet, I am going to show you a far better way.
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1 Corinthians 12:31
Amplified Bible
1 Corinthians 12:31
Amplified Bible
31 But earnestly desire and strive for the greater gifts [if acquiring them is going to be your goal].
And yet I will show you a still more excellent way [one of the choicest graces and the highest of them all: unselfish love].
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1 Corinthians 12:31
King James Version
1 Corinthians 12:31
King James Version
31 But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.
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1 Corinthians 12:31
Contemporary English Version
1 Corinthians 12:31
Contemporary English Version
31 I want you to desire the best gifts.[a] So I will show you a much better way.
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- 12.31 I want you to desire the best gifts: Or “You desire the best gifts.”
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