1Cor 14:1 Cross References
1 Corinthians 14:1
1: Let love be your highest goal, but also desire the special abilities the Spirit gives, especially the gift of prophecy.
1 Corinthians 14:39
- So, dear brothers and sisters, be eager to prophesy, and don't forbid speaking in tongues.
Hebrews 12:14
- Try to live in peace with everyone, and seek to live a clean and holy life, for those who are not holy will not see the Lord.
1 Corinthians 12:1
- And now, dear brothers and sisters, I will write about the special abilities the Holy Spirit gives to each of us, for I must correct your misunderstandings about them.
1 Corinthians 16:14
- And everything you do must be done with love.
1 Timothy 4:14
- Do not neglect the spiritual gift you received through the prophecies spoken to you when the elders of the church laid their hands on you.
1 Corinthians 13:13
- There are three things that will endure--faith, hope, and love--and the greatest of these is love.
1 Timothy 6:11
- But you, Timothy, belong to God; so run from all these evil things, and follow what is right and good. Pursue a godly life, along with faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.
1 Thessalonians 5:20
- Do not scoff at prophecies,
1 Corinthians 14:3
- But one who prophesies is helping others grow in the Lord, encouraging and comforting them.
- A person who speaks in tongues is strengthened personally in the Lord, but one who speaks a word of prophecy strengthens the entire church.
- I wish you all had the gift of speaking in tongues, but even more I wish you were all able to prophesy. For prophecy is a greater and more useful gift than speaking in tongues, unless someone interprets what you are saying so that the whole church can get some good out of it.
1 Corinthians 14:37
- If you claim to be a prophet or think you are very spiritual, you should recognize that what I am saying is a command from the Lord himself.
Proverbs 15:9
- The LORD despises the way of the wicked, but he loves those who pursue godliness.
Proverbs 21:21
- Whoever pursues godliness and unfailing love will find life, godliness, and honor.
Ephesians 1:3
- How we praise God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we belong to Christ.
1 Timothy 5:10
- She must be well respected by everyone because of the good she has done. Has she brought up her children well? Has she been kind to strangers? Has she served other Christians humbly? Has she helped those who are in trouble? Has she always been ready to do good?
1 Corinthians 14:24
- But if all of you are prophesying, and unbelievers or people who don't understand these things come into your meeting, they will be convicted of sin, and they will be condemned by what you say.
- As they listen, their secret thoughts will be laid bare, and they will fall down on their knees and worship God, declaring, "God is really here among you."
1 Corinthians 12:31
- And in any event, you should desire the most helpful gifts. First, however, let me tell you about something else that is better than any of them!
- If I could speak in any language in heaven or on earth but didn't love others, I would only be making meaningless noise like a loud gong or a clanging cymbal.
- If I had the gift of prophecy, and if I knew all the mysteries of the future and knew everything about everything, but didn't love others, what good would I be? And if I had the gift of faith so that I could speak to a mountain and make it move, without love I would be no good to anybody.
- If I gave everything I have to the poor and even sacrificed my body, I could boast about it; but if I didn't love others, I would be of no value whatsoever.
- Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud
2 Timothy 2:22
- Run from anything that stimulates youthful lust. Follow anything that makes you want to do right. Pursue faith and love and peace, and enjoy the companionship of those who call on the Lord with pure hearts.
1 Peter 3:11
- Turn away from evil and do good. Work hard at living in peace with others.
- The eyes of the Lord watch over those who do right, and his ears are open to their prayers. But the Lord turns his face against those who do evil."
- Now, who will want to harm you if you are eager to do good?
Romans 12:6
- God has given each of us the ability to do certain things well. So if God has given you the ability to prophesy, speak out when you have faith that God is speaking through you.
3 John 1:11
- Dear friend, don't let this bad example influence you. Follow only what is good. Remember that those who do good prove that they are God's children, and those who do evil prove that they do not know God.
2 Peter 1:7
- Godliness leads to love for other Christians, and finally you will grow to have genuine love for everyone.
Isaiah 51:1
- "Listen to me, all who hope for deliverance--all who seek the LORD! Consider the quarry from which you were mined, the rock from which you were cut!
Numbers 11:25
- And the LORD came down in the cloud and spoke to Moses. He took some of the Spirit that was upon Moses and put it upon the seventy leaders. They prophesied as the Spirit rested upon them, but that was the only time this happened.
- Two men, Eldad and Medad, were still in the camp when the Spirit rested upon them. They were listed among the leaders but had not gone out to the Tabernacle, so they prophesied there in the camp.
- A young man ran and reported to Moses, "Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp!"
- Joshua son of Nun, who had been Moses' personal assistant since his youth, protested, "Moses, my master, make them stop!"
- But Moses replied, "Are you jealous for my sake? I wish that all the LORD's people were prophets, and that the LORD would put his Spirit upon them all!"
Romans 9:30
- Well then, what shall we say about these things? Just this: The Gentiles have been made right with God by faith, even though they were not seeking him.
Romans 14:19
- So then, let us aim for harmony in the church and try to build each other up.