1 Corinthians 13:13–14:1
1 Corinthians 13:13–14:1 — English Standard Version (ESV)
13 So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
1 Pursue love, and earnestly desire the spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy.
1 Corinthians 13:13–14:1 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
1 Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.
1 Corinthians 13:13–14:1 — New Living Translation (NLT)
13 Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love.
1 Let love be your highest goal! But you should also desire the special abilities the Spirit gives—especially the ability to prophesy.
1 Corinthians 13:13–14:1 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
13 And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
1 Pursue love, and desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.
1 Corinthians 13:13–14:1 — New Century Version (NCV)
13 So these three things continue forever: faith, hope, and love. And the greatest of these is love.
1 You should seek after love, and you should truly want to have the spiritual gifts, especially the gift of prophecy.
1 Corinthians 13:13–14:1 — American Standard Version (ASV)
13 But now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love.
1 Follow after love; yet desire earnestly spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.
1 Corinthians 13:13–14:1 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
13 And now abide faith, hope, love; these three things; and the greater of these is love.
1 Follow after love, and be emulous of spiritual manifestations, but rather that ye may prophesy.
1 Corinthians 13:13–14:1 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
13 So these three things remain: faith, hope, and love. But the best one of these is love.
1 Pursue love, and desire spiritual gifts, but especially the gift of speaking what God has revealed.
1 Corinthians 13:13–14:1 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
13 Now these three remain:
faith, hope, and love.
But the greatest of these is love.
1 Pursue love and desire spiritual gifts, and above all that you may prophesy.
1 Corinthians 13:13–14:1 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
13 And now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; and the greatest of these is love.
1 Pursue love and strive for the spiritual gifts, and especially that you may prophesy.
1 Corinthians 13:13–14:1 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
13 And now these three things remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.
1 Pursue love, and strive for spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.
1 Corinthians 13:13–14:1 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
13 The three most important things to have are faith, hope and love. But the greatest of them is love.
1 Follow the way of love. You should also want the gifts the Holy Spirit gives. Most of all, you should want the gift of prophecy.
1 Corinthians 13:13–14:1 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
13 But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is love.
1 Pursue love, yet desire earnestly spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.