1 Corinthians 14:1

1Follow the way of love and eagerly desire gifts of the Spirit, especially prophecy.

1Pursue love, yet earnestly desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.

1Pursue love, yet desire earnestly spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.

1Pursue [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 14:1 In both the Old and the New Testaments, prophets are divinely inspired to foretell the future in the process of delivering God’s word to the people. Paul is saying to the Corinthians that all gifts are worthy and necessary (cf 12:11, 18, 29, 30), but that they should give the gift of prophecy the highest priority (cf Deut 18).prophesy [to foretell the future, to speak a new message from God to the people].

1Earnestly pursue love and eagerly desire spiritual gifts, especially the gift of prophecy.

1Follow the way of love. You should also want the gifts the Holy Spirit gives. Most of all, you should want the gift of prophecy.