1 Corinthians 14:1
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Prophecy and Tongues
14 (A)Pursue love, and (B)earnestly desire the (C)spiritual gifts, especially that you may (D)prophesy.
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1 Corinthians 14:39
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39 So, my brothers, (A)earnestly desire to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues.
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Hebrews 12:14
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14 (A)Strive for peace with everyone, and for the (B)holiness (C)without which no one will see the Lord.
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1 Timothy 4:14
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14 (A)Do not neglect the gift you have, which was given you (B)by prophecy when the council of elders (C)laid their hands on you.
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1 Corinthians 16:14
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14 (A)Let all that you do be done in love.
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1 Corinthians 12:1
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Spiritual Gifts
12 Now (A)concerning[a] spiritual gifts,[b] brothers,[c] I do not want you to be uninformed.
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- 1 Corinthians 12:1 The expression Now concerning introduces a reply to a question in the Corinthians' letter; see 7:1
- 1 Corinthians 12:1 Or spiritual persons
- 1 Corinthians 12:1 Or brothers and sisters
1 Corinthians 13:13
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13 So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
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1 Thessalonians 5:20
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20 Do not despise (A)prophecies,
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1 Timothy 6:11
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Fight the Good Fight of Faith
11 But as for you, (A)O man of God, (B)flee these things. (C)Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness.
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1 Corinthians 14:37
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37 (A)If anyone thinks that he is a prophet, or spiritual, he should acknowledge that the things I am writing to you are a command of the Lord.
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1 Corinthians 14:3-5
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3 On the other hand, the one who prophesies speaks to people for their upbuilding and encouragement and consolation. 4 The one who speaks in a tongue builds up himself, but the one who prophesies builds up the church. 5 Now I want you all to speak in tongues, but (A)even more to prophesy. The one who prophesies is greater than the one who speaks in tongues, unless someone interprets, so that the church may be built up.
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Isaiah 51:1
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The Lord's Comfort for Zion
51 (A)“Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness,
you who seek the Lord:
look to the rock from which you were hewn,
and to the quarry from which you were dug.
Proverbs 15:9
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9 The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
but he loves him (A)who pursues righteousness.
1 Peter 3:11-13
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11 let him turn away from evil and do good;
let him seek peace and pursue it.
12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
and his ears are open to their prayer.
But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
13 Now (A)who is there to harm you if you are zealous for what is good?
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1 Timothy 5:10
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10 and having a reputation for good works: if she has brought up children, has (A)shown hospitality, (B)has washed the feet of the saints, has (C)cared for the afflicted, and has (D)devoted herself to every good work.
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Ephesians 1:3
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Spiritual Blessings in Christ
3 (A)Blessed be (B)the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing (C)in the heavenly places,
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1 Corinthians 14:24-25
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24 But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or outsider enters, he is convicted by all, he is called to account by all, 25 (A)the secrets of his heart are disclosed, and so, (B)falling on his face, he will worship God and (C)declare that God is really among you.
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Proverbs 21:21
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3 John 11
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11 Beloved, (A)do not imitate evil but imitate good. (B)Whoever does good is from God; (C)whoever does evil has not seen God.
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2 Peter 1:7
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7 and godliness (A)with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection (B)with love.
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1 Corinthians 12:31-13:9
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31 But (A)earnestly desire the higher gifts.
And I will show you a still more excellent way.
The Way of Love
13 If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 And if I have (B)prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, (C)so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3 (D)If I give away all I have, and (E)if I deliver up my body to be burned,[a] but have not love, I gain nothing.
4 (F)Love is patient and (G)kind; love (H)does not envy or boast; it (I)is not arrogant 5 or rude. It (J)does not insist on its own way; it (K)is not irritable or resentful;[b] 6 it (L)does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but (M)rejoices with the truth. 7 (N)Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, (O)endures all things.
8 Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away. 9 For (P)we know in part and we prophesy in part,
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 13:3 Some manuscripts deliver up my body [to death] that I may boast
- 1 Corinthians 13:5 Greek irritable and does not count up wrongdoing
Romans 12:6
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6 (A)Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if (B)prophecy, (C)in proportion to our faith;
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Numbers 11:25-29
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25 Then (A)the Lord came down in the cloud and spoke to him, and took some of the Spirit that was on him and put it on the seventy elders. And as soon as the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied. But they did not continue doing it.
26 Now two men remained in the camp, one named Eldad, and the other named Medad, and the Spirit rested on them. They were among those registered, but they (B)had not gone out to the tent, and so they prophesied in the camp. 27 And a young man ran and told Moses, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.” 28 And (C)Joshua the son of Nun, the assistant of Moses from his youth, said, “My lord Moses, (D)stop them.” 29 But Moses said to him, “Are you jealous for my sake? (E)Would that all the Lord's people were prophets, that the Lord would put his Spirit on them!”
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2 Timothy 2:22
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22 So (A)flee (B)youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with (C)those who call on the Lord (D)from a pure heart.
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Romans 9:30
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Israel's Unbelief
30 What shall we say, then? (A)That Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness have attained it, that is, (B)a righteousness that is by faith;
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