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[1] If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don’t have love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. [2] If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but don’t have love, I am nothing. [3] If I give away all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body to be burned, but don’t have love, it profits me nothing. [4] Love is patient and is kind. Love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud, [5] doesn’t behave itself inappropriately, doesn’t seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil; [6] doesn’t rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; [7] bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, and endures all things. [8] Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will be done away with. Where there are various languages, they will cease. Where there is knowledge, it will be done away with. [9] For we know in part and we prophesy in part; [10] but when that which is complete has come, then that which is partial will be done away with. [11] When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I felt as a child, I thought as a child. Now that I have become a man, I have put away childish things. [12] For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know fully, even as I was also fully known. [13] But now faith, hope, and love remain—these three. The greatest of these is love.
King James Version

The More Excellent Way

[1] Though G1437 I speak G2980 with the G3588 tongues G1100 of men G444 and G2532 of angels, G32 and G1161 have G2192 not G3361 charity, G26 I am become G1096 as sounding G2278 brass, G5475 or G2228 a tinkling G214 cymbal. G2950 [2] And G2532 though G1437 I have G2192 the gift of prophecy, G4394 and G2532 understand G1492 all G3956 mysteries, G3466 and G2532 all G3956 knowledge; G1108 and G2532 though G1437 I have G2192 all G3956 faith, G4102 so that G5620 I could remove G3179 mountains, G3735 and G1161 have G2192 not G3361 charity, G26 I am G1510 nothing. G3762 [3] And G2532 though G1437 I bestow G5595 all G3956 my G3450 goods G5224 to feed G5595 the poor, and G2532 though G1437 I give G3860 my G3450 body G4983 to G2443 be burned, G2545 and G1161 have G2192 not G3361 charity, G26 it profiteth me G5623 nothing. G3762 [4] Charity G26 suffereth long, G3114 and is kind; G5541 charity G26 envieth G2206 not; G3756 charity G26 vaunteth G4068 not G3756§ itself, G4068 is G5448 not G3756 puffed up, G5448 [5] doth not G3756 behave itself unseemly, G807 seeketh G2212 not G3756 her own, G1438 is G3947 not G3756 easily provoked, G3947 thinketh G3049 no G3756 evil; G2556 [6] rejoiceth G5463 not G3756 in G1909 iniquity, G93 but G1161 rejoiceth G4796 in the G3588 truth; G225§ [7] beareth G4722 all things, G3956 believeth G4100 all things, G3956 hopeth G1679 all things, G3956 endureth G5278 all things. G3956 [8] Charity G26 never G3763 faileth: G1601 but G1161 whether G1535 there be prophecies, G4394 they shall fail; G2673 whether G1535 there be tongues, G1100 they shall cease; G3973 whether G1535 there be knowledge, G1108 it shall vanish away. G2673 [9] For G1063 we know G1097 in G1537 part, G3313 and G2532 we prophesy G4395 in G1537 part. G3313 [10] But G1161 when G3752 that which G3588 is perfect G5046 is come, G2064 then G5119 that which G3588 is in G1537 part G3313 shall be done away. G2673 [11] When G3753 I was G2252 a child, G3516 I spake G2980 as G5613 a child, G3516 I understood G5426 as G5613 a child, G3516 I thought G3049§ as G5613 a child: G3516 but G1161 when G3753 I became G1096 a man, G435 I put away G2673 childish things. G3516 [12] For G1063 now G737 we see G991 through G1223 a glass, G2072 darkly; G1722§ G135 but G1161 then G5119 face G4383 to G4314 face: G4383 now G737 I know G1097 in G1537 part; G3313 but G1161 then G5119 shall I know G1921 even as G2531 also G2532 I am known. G1921 [13] And G1161 now G3570 abideth G3306 faith, G4102 hope, G1680 charity, G26 these G5023 three; G5140 but G1161 the greatest G3187 of these G5130 is charity. G26

Footnotes

  1. § 13:4 Or, is not rash
  2. § 13:6 Or, with the truth
  3. § 13:11 Or, reasoned
  4. § 13:12 Gr. in a riddle
Byzantine Greek New Testament
[1] Ἐὰν G1437 ταῖς G3588 γλώσσαις G1100 τῶν G3588 ἀνθρώπων G444 λαλῶ G2980 καὶ G2532 τῶν G3588 ἀγγέλων, G32 ἀγάπην G26 δὲ G1161 μὴ G3361 ἔχω, G2192 γέγονα G1096 χαλκὸς G5475 ἠχῶν G2278 ἢ G2228 κύμβαλον G2950 ἀλαλάζον. G214 [2] ‡Καὶ G2532 ἐὰν G1437 ἔχω G2192 προφητείαν, G4394 καὶ G2532 εἰδῶ G1492 τὰ G3588 μυστήρια G3466 πάντα G3956 καὶ G2532 πᾶσαν G3956 τὴν G3588 γνῶσιν, G1108 καὶ G2532 ἐὰν G1437 ἔχω G2192 πᾶσαν G3956 τὴν G3588 πίστιν, G4102 ὥστε G5620 ὄρη G3735 ‡μεθιστάνειν, G3179 ἀγάπην G26 δὲ G1161 μὴ G3361 ἔχω, G2192 ‡οὐθέν G3762 εἰμι. G1510 [3] ‡Καὶ G2532 ἐὰν G1437 ψωμίσω G5595 πάντα G3956 τὰ G3588 ὑπάρχοντά G5224 μου, G3450 ‡καὶ G2532 ἐὰν G1437 παραδῶ G3860 τὸ G3588 σῶμά G4983 μου G3450 ἵνα G2443 ‡καυθήσωμαι, G2545 ἀγάπην G26 δὲ G1161 μὴ G3361 ἔχω, G2192 οὐδὲν G3762 ὠφελοῦμαι. G5623 [4] Ἡ G3588 ἀγάπη G26 μακροθυμεῖ, G3114 χρηστεύεται· G5541 ἡ G3588 ἀγάπη G26 οὐ G3756 ζηλοῖ· G2206 ‡ἡ G3588 ἀγάπη G26 οὐ G3756 περπερεύεται, G4068 οὐ G3756 φυσιοῦται, G5448 [5] οὐκ G3756 ἀσχημονεῖ, G807 οὐ G3756 ζητεῖ G2212 τὰ G3588 ἑαυτῆς, G1438 οὐ G3756 παροξύνεται, G3947 οὐ G3756 λογίζεται G3049 τὸ G3588 κακόν, G2556 [6] οὐ G3756 χαίρει G5463 ἐπὶ G1909 τῇ G3588 ἀδικίᾳ, G93 ‡συγχαίρει G4796 δὲ G1161 τῇ G3588 ἀληθείᾳ, G225 [7] πάντα G3956 στέγει, G4722 πάντα G3956 πιστεύει, G4100 πάντα G3956 ἐλπίζει, G1679 πάντα G3956 ὑπομένει. G5278 [8] Ἡ G3588 ἀγάπη G26 οὐδέποτε G3763 ‡ἐκπίπτει· G1601 εἴτε G1535 δὲ G1161 προφητεῖαι, G4394 καταργηθήσονται· G2673 εἴτε G1535 γλῶσσαι, G1100 παύσονται· G3973 εἴτε G1535 γνῶσις, G1108 καταργηθήσεται. G2673 [9] Ἐκ G1537 μέρους G3313 ‡δὲ G1161 ‡γινώσκομεν, G1097 καὶ G2532 ἐκ G1537 μέρους G3313 προφητεύομεν· G4395 [10] ὅταν G3752 δὲ G1161 ἔλθῃ G2064 τὸ G3588 τέλειον, G5046 ‡τότε G5119 τὸ G3588 ἐκ G1537 μέρους G3313 καταργηθήσεται. G2673 [11] Ὅτε G3753 ἤμην G2252 νήπιος, G3516 ‡ὡς G5613 νήπιος G3516 ἐλάλουν, G2980 ὡς G5613 νήπιος G3516 ἐφρόνουν, G5426 ὡς G5613 νήπιος G3516 ἐλογιζόμην· G3049 ὅτε G3753 ‡δὲ G1161 γέγονα G1096 ἀνήρ, G435 κατήργηκα G2673 τὰ G3588 τοῦ G3588 νηπίου. G3516 [12] Βλέπομεν G991 γὰρ G1063 ἄρτι G737 δι’ G1223 ἐσόπτρου G2072 ἐν G1722 αἰνίγματι, G135 τότε G5119 δὲ G1161 πρόσωπον G4383 πρὸς G4314 πρόσωπον· G4383 ἄρτι G737 ‡γινώσκω G1097 ἐκ G1537 μέρους, G3313 τότε G5119 δὲ G1161 ἐπιγνώσομαι G1921 καθὼς G2531 καὶ G2532 ἐπεγνώσθην. G1921 [13] Νυνὶ G3570 δὲ G1161 μένει G3306 πίστις, G4102 ἐλπίς, G1680 ἀγάπη, G26 τὰ G3588 τρία G5140 ταῦτα· G5023 μείζων G3187 δὲ G1161 τούτων G5130 ἡ G3588 ἀγάπη. G26

Footnotes

  1. ‡ 13:2a Καὶ ἐὰν … καὶ ἐὰν ¦ Κἂν … κἂν
  2. ‡ 13:2b μεθιστάνειν ¦ μεθιστάναι
  3. ‡ 13:2c οὐθέν ¦ οὐδέν
  4. ‡ 13:3a Καὶ ἐὰν ¦ Κἂν
  5. ‡ 13:3b καὶ ἐὰν ¦ κἂν
  6. ‡ 13:3c καυθήσωμαι ¦ καυθήσομαι ¦ καυχήσωμαι
  7. ‡ 13:4 ἡ ἀγάπη ¦ [] ¦
  8. ‡ 13:6 συγχαίρει ¦ συνχαίρει
  9. ‡ 13:8 ἐκπίπτει ¦ πίπτει
  10. ‡ 13:9a δὲ ¦ γὰρ
  11. ‡ 13:9b γινώσκομεν ¦ γεινώσκομεν
  12. ‡ 13:10 τότε ¦
  13. ‡ 13:11a ὡς νήπιος ἐλάλουν ὡς νήπιος ἐφρόνουν ὡς νήπιος ἐλογιζόμην ¦ ἐλάλουν ὡς νήπιος ἐφρόνουν ὡς νήπιος ἐλογιζόμην ὡς νήπιος
  14. ‡ 13:11b δὲ ¦
  15. ‡ 13:12 γινώσκω ¦ γεινώσκω