1 Corinthians 12:31
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 12:31 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 12:31 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 12:31 — KJV
“But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.”
— 1 Corinthians 12:31 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 12:31 in Context — About the Book of 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians is pastoral surgery on a gifted, divided, messy church — addressing factions, immorality, lawsuits, worship chaos, and doubts about resurrection. It contains the love chapter read at countless weddings and the Bible's fullest teaching on spiritual gifts and the resurrection body.
Cross-References for 1 Corinthians 12:31
“By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh. yet...: or, is yet spoken of”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 12:31: gifts, yet, more
“But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 12:31: gifts, yet, way
“The LORD do so and much more to Jonathan: but if it please my father to do thee evil, then I will shew it thee, and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace: and the LORD be with thee, as he hath been with my father. shew...: Heb. uncover thine ear”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 12:31: shew, more, way
“Yet thou in thy manifold mercies forsookest them not in the wilderness: the pillar of the cloud departed not from them by day, to lead them in the way; neither the pillar of fire by night, to shew them light, and the way wherein they should go.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 12:31: yet, shew, way
“The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them. excellent: or, abundant”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 12:31: more, excellent, way
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