1 Corinthians 12:31 Catholic Bible: But be zealous for the better gifts. And I shew unto you yet a more excellent way.

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

1 Corinthians 14:1
Follow after charity, be zealous for spiritual gifts; but rather that you may prophesy.

1 Corinthians 14:39
Wherefore, brethren, be zealous to prophesy: and forbid not to speak with tongues.

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

covet.

1 Corinthians 8:1 Now concerning those things that are sacrificed to idols: we know we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up: but charity edifieth.

1 Corinthians 14:1,39 Follow after charity, be zealous for spiritual gifts; but rather that you may prophesy. . . .

Matthew 5:6 Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after justice: for they shall have their fill.

Luke 10:42 But one thing is necessary. Mary hath chosen the best part, which shall not be taken away from her.

shew.

1 Corinthians 13:1 If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

*etc:

Philippians 3:8 Furthermore, I count all things to be but loss for the excellent knowledge of Jesus Christ, my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things and count them but as dung, that I may gain Christ.

Hebrews 11:4 By faith Abel offered to God a sacrifice exceeding that of Cain, by which he obtained a testimony that he was just, God giving testimony to his gifts. And by it he being dead yet speaketh.

Context

The Greater Gifts
…30Are all workers of miracles? Have all the grace of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? 31But be zealous for the better gifts. And I shew unto you yet a more excellent way.

Lexicon

But
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

eagerly desire
ζηλοῦτε (zēloute)
Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2206: From zelos; to have warmth of feeling for or against.

the
τὰ (ta)
Article - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

greater
μείζονα (meizona)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural - Comparative
Strong's Greek 3173: Large, great, in the widest sense.

gifts.
χαρίσματα (charismata)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 5486: From charizomai; a gratuity, i.e. Deliverance;, a endowment, i.e. religious qualification, or miraculous faculty.

And
Καὶ (Kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

now
ἔτι (eti)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 2089: (a) of time: still, yet, even now, (b) of degree: even, further, more, in addition. Perhaps akin to etos; 'yet, ' still.

I will show
δείκνυμι (deiknymi)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1166: A prolonged form of an obsolete primary of the same meaning; to show.

you
ὑμῖν (hymin)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

a way
ὁδὸν (hodon)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3598: A way, road, journey, path. Apparently a primary word; a road; by implication, a progress; figuratively, a mode or means.

that is beyond comparison.
ὑπερβολὴν (hyperbolēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 5236: From huperballo; a throwing beyond others, i.e. supereminence; adverbially pre- eminently.

Additional Translations
But eagerly desire the greater gifts. And now I will show you a way that is beyond comparison.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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