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Follow after love, and earnestly desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.
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Pursue Love First
Commentators stress that Paul uses a stronger verb for “pursue love” than for “desire gifts.” This establishes a clear hierarchy: the active, relentless pursuit of love is the primary Christian duty. Spiritual gifts are good and to be desired, but only within the context of love, which was the main point of the previous chapter.
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1 Corinthians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
1 Corinthians CHAPTER 14
This chapter is a continuation of the subject begun in chapter 12 and pursued through chapter 13. In chapter 12, Pa…
Follow after love (διωκετε την αγαπην). As if a veritable chase. Paul comes back to the idea in 12:31 (same use of ζηλουτε) and pr…
19th Century
Anglican
Follow after charity.—Better, Follow after love. The preceding chapter is parenthetical, and the Apostle here re…
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In making his transition from the beautiful thirteenth chapter (14:1a), Paul uses a strong verb—“pursue” (“follow the way of” in NIV; GK 1503; cf. …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The apostle having so highly commended charity, or love, in the preceding chapter, presses here to a…
Prophesying, that is, explaining Scripture, is compared with speaking with tongues. This drew more attention than the plain interpretation of Scrip…
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13th Century
Catholic
Having stated that love surpasses the other gifts, the Apostle then compares the other gifts to each other, showing the excellence of prophecy over…
