Verse 1

1 Corinthians 13:1

King James Version

1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

Original Language Text

greek

Ἐὰν ταῖς γλώσσαις τῶν ἀνθρώπων λαλῶ καὶ τῶν ἀγγέλων, ἀγάπην δὲ μὴ ἔχω, γέγονα χαλκὸς ἠχῶν ἢ κύμβαλον ἀλαλάζον.

English Translation

If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a sounding brass or a clanging cymbal.

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Chapter 13 Context

1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding...

2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though... Focus ↗

3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have... Focus ↗

4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed... Focus ↗

5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Focus ↗

6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; Focus ↗

7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. Focus ↗

8 Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, t... Focus ↗

9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. Focus ↗

10 But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away. Focus ↗

11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I be... Focus ↗

12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I... Focus ↗

13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity. Focus ↗

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