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1 Corinthians 13:1

Love for othersWords and speech
If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a ringing gong or a clanging cymbal.

2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have absolute faith so as to move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

3 If I give all I possess to the poor and exult in the surrender of my body, but have not love, I gain nothing.

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BSB
If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a ringing gong or a clanging cymbal.
KJV
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.
WEB
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.
ASV
If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal.
DARBY
If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal.
BLB
If I should speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become a sounding brass or a clanging cymbal.
ÅB
Om jeg taler med menneskers og englers tunger, men ikke har kjærlighet, da er jeg en lydende malm eller en klingende bjelle.
OTB
Om jeg taler med menneskers og englers tunger, men ikke har kjærlighet, er jeg som en lydende malm eller en klingende bjelle.
B1930
Om jeg taler med menneskers og englers tunger, men ikke har kjærlighet, da er jeg en lydende malm eller en klingende bjelle.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 1 Timothy 1:5

    The goal of our instruction is the love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a sincere faith.

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  • 1 Peter 4:8

    Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.

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  • Galatians 5:22

    But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

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  • 1 Corinthians 13:8

    Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be restrained; where there is knowledge, it will be dismissed.

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  • Galatians 5:6

    For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. All that matters is faith, expressed through love.

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  • 1 Corinthians 13:2–3

    If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have absolute faith so as to move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

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  • 1 Corinthians 8:1

    Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.

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  • 2 Peter 2:18

    With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error.

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