The way of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah, but He loves him who pursues righteousness.

He who follows after righteousness and mercy finds life, righteousness, and honor.

Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness, who seek Jehovah: Look to the rock from which you have been hewn, and to the hole of the pit from which you have been dug.

What shall we say then? That Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have taken hold of righteousness, even the righteousness of faith;

Therefore let us pursue the things of peace and the things that build up one another.

being well reported of for good works: if she has brought up children, if she has lodged strangers, if she has washed the saints' feet, if she has relieved the afflicted, if she has diligently followed every good work.

But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord;

Let him turn away from evil and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it.

And who is he who will harm you if you become imitators of what is good?

Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. He who does good is of God, but he who does evil has not seen God.

If I were to speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become as sounding brass or a clanging cymbal.

And if I were to bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and if I were to give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing.

does not behave indecently, does not seek its own, is not easily provoked, thinks no evil;

covers all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

But flee youthful lusts; and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

with godliness brotherly affection, and with brotherly affection love.

Now concerning spiritual matters, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant:

But earnestly desire the more useful gifts. And yet I show you a way according to excellence.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenlies in Christ,

But he who prophesies speaks to men for building up and exhortation and comfort.

I wish you all spoke with tongues, but rather that you prophesied; for he who prophesies is greater than he who speaks with tongues, unless indeed he interprets, that the church may receive building up.

And if I were to have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I were to have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

For we know in part and we prophesy in part.

And Jehovah came down in the cloud, and spoke to him, and took of the Spirit that was upon him, and laid upon the seventy men of the elders; and it happened, when the Spirit rested upon them, that they prophesied, although they did not do so again.

And a young man ran and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.

And Moses said to him, Are you jealous for my sake? Oh, that all the people of Jehovah were prophets and that Jehovah would put His Spirit upon them!

But having different gifts according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, according to the proportion of faith;

Do not despise prophecies.

Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the eldership.