Verse 3

1 Corinthians 13:3

Free Bible Version

3 If I were to donate everything I own to the poor, or if I were to sacrifice myself to be burned as a martyr, and have no love, then I gain nothing.

Original Language Text

greek

⸂καὶ ἐὰν⸃ ψωμίσω πάντα τὰ ὑπάρχοντά μου, ⸄καὶ ἐὰν⸃ παραδῶ τὸ σῶμά μου, ἵνα ⸀καυθήσομαι, ἀγάπην δὲ μὴ ἔχω, οὐδὲν ὠφελοῦμαι.

English Translation

And if I give away all my possessions, and if I hand over my body to be burned, but do not have love, I gain nothing.

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Chapter 13 Context

1 If I were to have eloquence in human languages—even the language of angels—but have no love, then I... Focus ↗

2 If I were to speak prophecies, to know every secret mystery and be completely knowledgeable, and if... Focus ↗

3 If I were to donate everything I own to the poor, or if I were to sacrifice myself to be burned as a...

4 Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous. Love is not boastful. Love is not proud. Focus ↗

5 Love does not act improperly, or insist on having its own way. Love is not argumentative and doesn't... Focus ↗

6 Love never gives up, keeps on trusting, stays confident, and remains patient whatever happens. Focus ↗

7 Love never fails. Prophecies will come to an end. Tongues will become silent. Knowledge will become... Focus ↗

8 But when completeness comes, then what is incomplete disappears. Focus ↗

9 When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I gr... Focus ↗

10 At the moment we peer into a mirror's dim reflection, but then we shall see face to face. For now I... Focus ↗

11 Trust, hope, and love last forever—but the most important is love. Focus ↗

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