1 If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Though G1437 (ἐάν) — a conditional particle; in case that, provided,
etc.; often used in connection with other particles to denote
indefiniteness or uncertainty
- I speak G2980 (λαλέω) — to talk, i.e. utter
words
- with the tongues G3588 (ὁ) — the (sometimes to be
supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
- with the tongues G1100 (γλῶσσα) — the tongue; by implication, a language
(specially, one naturally unacquired)
- of men G3588 (ὁ) — the (sometimes to be
supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
- of men G444 (ἄνθρωπος) — man-faced, i.e. a human
being
- and G2532 (καί) — and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in
connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
- of angels G3588 (ὁ) — the (sometimes to be
supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
- of angels G32 (ἄγγελος) — compare ) (to bring
tidings); a messenger; especially an "angel"; by implication, a
pastor
- and G1161 (δέ) — but, and,
etc.
- have G2192 (ἔχω) — to hold (used in very various applications, literally
or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability,
contiuity, relation, or condition)
- not G3361 (μή) — (adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an
interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas expects an
affirmative one)) whether
- charity G26 (ἀγάπη) — love, i.e. affection or benevolence; specially (plural) a
love-feast
- I am become G1096 (γίνομαι) — to cause to be
("gen"-erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come into being), used
with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)
- sounding G2278 (ἠχέω) — to make a loud noise, i.e. reverberate
- brass G5475 (χαλκός) — copper (the substance, or
some implement or coin made of it)
- or G2228 (ἤ) — disjunctive, or; comparative, than
- a tinkling G214 (ἀλαλάζω) — to vociferate, i.e. (by implication)
to wail; figuratively, to clang
- cymbal G2950 (κύμβαλον) — a "cymbal" (as
hollow)
2 And 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 have not love, I am nothing.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And G2532 (καί) — and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in
connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
- though G1437 (ἐάν) — a conditional particle; in case that, provided,
etc.; often used in connection with other particles to denote
indefiniteness or uncertainty
- I have G2192 (ἔχω) — to hold (used in very various applications, literally
or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability,
contiuity, relation, or condition)
- prophecy G4394 (προφητεία) — prediction (scriptural or other)
- understand G1492 (εἴδω) — used only in certain past tenses, the others being
borrowed from the equivalent and ; properly, to see
(literally or figuratively); by implication, (in the p…
- all G3956 (πᾶς) — all,
any, every, the whole
- mysteries G3588 (ὁ) — the (sometimes to be
supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
- mysteries G3466 (μυστήριον) — a secret or "mystery"
(through the idea of silence imposed by initiation into religious
rites)
- knowledge G3588 (ὁ) — the (sometimes to be
supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
- knowledge G1108 (γνῶσις) — knowing (the act), i.e. (by implication)
knowledge
- faith G3588 (ὁ) — the (sometimes to be
supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
- faith G4102 (πίστις) — persuasion, i.e. credence; moral conviction (of religious
truth, or the truthfulness of God or a religious teacher), especially
reliance upon Christ for salva…
- so that G5620 (ὥστε) — so too, i.e. thus therefore (in various relations
of consecution, as follow)
- I could remove G3179 (μεθίστημι) — to transfer, i.e. carry away, depose or
(figuratively) exchange, seduce
- mountains G3735 (ὄρος) — a mountain (as lifting itself above the plain)
- and G1161 (δέ) — but, and,
etc.
- have G2192 (ἔχω) — to hold (used in very various applications, literally
or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability,
contiuity, relation, or condition)
- not G3361 (μή) — (adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an
interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas expects an
affirmative one)) whether
- charity G26 (ἀγάπη) — love, i.e. affection or benevolence; specially (plural) a
love-feast
- I am G1510 (εἰμί) — I exist (used only when emphatic)
- nothing G3762 (οὐδείς) — not even one (man, woman or thing), i.e. none,
nobody, nothing
3 And if I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profiteth me nothing.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And G2532 (καί) — and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in
connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
- though G1437 (ἐάν) — a conditional particle; in case that, provided,
etc.; often used in connection with other particles to denote
indefiniteness or uncertainty
- I bestow G5595 (ψωμίζω) — to supply with bits, i.e. (generally) to
nourish
- all G3956 (πᾶς) — all,
any, every, the whole
- my G1473 (ἐγώ)
- goods G3588 (ὁ) — the (sometimes to be
supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
- goods G5225 (ὑπάρχω) — to begin under (quietly), i.e. come into existence
(be present or at hand); expletively, to exist (as copula or
subordinate to an adjective, participle, adver…
- to feed G5595 (ψωμίζω) — to supply with bits, i.e. (generally) to
nourish
- I give G3860 (παραδίδωμι) — to surrender, i.e yield up, intrust,
transmit
- body G3588 (ὁ) — the (sometimes to be
supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
- body G4983 (σῶμα) — the body (as a sound whole), used in a very wide
application, literally or figuratively
- to G2443 (ἵνα) — in order that (denoting the purpose
or the result)
- be burned G2545 (καίω) — to set on fire, i.e. kindle or (by
implication) consume
- and G1161 (δέ) — but, and,
etc.
- have G2192 (ἔχω) — to hold (used in very various applications, literally
or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability,
contiuity, relation, or condition)
- not G3361 (μή) — (adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an
interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas expects an
affirmative one)) whether
- charity G26 (ἀγάπη) — love, i.e. affection or benevolence; specially (plural) a
love-feast
- it profiteth me G5623 (ὠφελέω) — to be useful, i.e. to benefit
- nothing G3762 (οὐδείς) — not even one (man, woman or thing), i.e. none,
nobody, nothing
4 Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Charity G3588 (ὁ) — the (sometimes to be
supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
- Charity G26 (ἀγάπη) — love, i.e. affection or benevolence; specially (plural) a
love-feast
- suffereth long G3114 (μακροθυμέω) — to be long-spirited, i.e. (objectively)
forbearing or (subjectively) patient
- is kind G5541 (χρηστεύομαι) — to show oneself useful, i.e. act
benevolently
- envieth G2206 (ζηλόω) — to have warmth of feeling for or against
- not G3756 (οὐ) — the absolute negative (compare ) adverb; no or
not
- vaunteth G4068 (περπερεύομαι) — perhaps by reduplication of the
base of ); to boast
- itself G4068 (περπερεύομαι) — perhaps by reduplication of the
base of ); to boast
- is G5448 (φυσιόω) — to inflate, i.e.
(figuratively) make proud (haughty)
- puffed up G5448 (φυσιόω) — to inflate, i.e.
(figuratively) make proud (haughty)
5 doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not its own, is not provoked, taketh not account of evil;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- G3588 (ὁ) — the (sometimes to be
supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
- Doth not G3756 (οὐ) — the absolute negative (compare ) adverb; no or
not
- behave itself G807 (ἀσχημονέω) — to be (i.e. act) unbecoming
- unseemly G807 (ἀσχημονέω) — to be (i.e. act) unbecoming
- seeketh G2212 (ζητέω) — to seek (literally or figuratively); specially,
(by Hebraism) to worship (God), or (in a bad sense) to plot (against
life)
- not G3756 (οὐ) — the absolute negative (compare ) adverb; no or
not
- her own G1438 (ἑαυτοῦ) — him- (her-, it-, them-, also
(in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-,
thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.
- is G3947 (παροξύνω) — to sharpen alongside, i.e.
(figuratively) to exasperate
- easily provoked G3947 (παροξύνω) — to sharpen alongside, i.e.
(figuratively) to exasperate
- thinketh G3049 (λογίζομαι) — to take an inventory, i.e. estimate (literally
or figuratively)
- no G3756 (οὐ) — the absolute negative (compare ) adverb; no or
not
- evil G2556 (κακός) — worthless (intrinsically, such; whereas
properly refers to effects), i.e. (subjectively) depraved, or
(objectively) injurious
6 rejoiceth not in unrighteousness, but rejoiceth with the truth;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Rejoiceth G5463 (χαίρω) — to be "cheer"ful, i.e. calmly happy or well-off;
impersonally, especially as salutation (on meeting or parting), be
well
- not G3756 (οὐ) — the absolute negative (compare ) adverb; no or
not
- in G1909 (ἐπί) — properly, meaning superimposition (of time,
place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive
case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with…
- iniquity G3588 (ὁ) — the (sometimes to be
supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
- iniquity G93 (ἀδικία) — (legal) injustice (properly, the quality, by implication, the
act); morally, wrongfulness (of character, life or act)
- but G1161 (δέ) — but, and,
etc.
- rejoiceth in G4796 (συγχαίρω) — to sympathize in gladness, congratulate
- the truth G3588 (ὁ) — the (sometimes to be
supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
- the truth G225 (ἀλήθεια) — truth
7 beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Beareth G4722 (στέγω) — to roof over, i.e. (figuratively) to cover with silence
(endure patiently)
- all things G3956 (πᾶς) — all,
any, every, the whole
- believeth G4100 (πιστεύω) — to have faith (in, upon, or with respect to, a person or
thing), i.e. credit; by implication, to entrust (especially one's
spiritual well-being to Christ)
- hopeth G1679 (ἐλπίζω) — to expect or confide
- endureth G5278 (ὑπομένω) — to stay under (behind), i.e. remain; figuratively,
to undergo, i.e. bear (trials), have fortitude, persevere
8 Love never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall be done away; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall be done away.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Charity G3588 (ὁ) — the (sometimes to be
supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
- Charity G26 (ἀγάπη) — love, i.e. affection or benevolence; specially (plural) a
love-feast
- never G3763 (οὐδέποτε) — not even at any time, i.e. never at all
- faileth G1601 (ἐκπίπτω) — to drop away; specially, be driven out of one's
course; figuratively, to lose, become inefficient
- but G1161 (δέ) — but, and,
etc.
- whether G1535 (εἴτε) — if too
- prophecies G4394 (προφητεία) — prediction (scriptural or other)
- they shall fail G2673 (καταργέω) — to be (render) entirely idle (useless), literally
or figuratively
- tongues G1100 (γλῶσσα) — the tongue; by implication, a language
(specially, one naturally unacquired)
- they shall cease G3973 (παύω) — to stop (transitively or intransitively),
i.e. restrain, quit, desist, come to an end
- knowledge G1108 (γνῶσις) — knowing (the act), i.e. (by implication)
knowledge
- it shall vanish away G2673 (καταργέω) — to be (render) entirely idle (useless), literally
or figuratively
9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For G1063 (γάρ) — properly, assigning a reason (used in argument,
explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
- we know G1097 (γινώσκω) — to "know" (absolutely) in a great
variety of applications and with many implications (as follow, with
others not thus clearly expressed)
- in G1537 (ἐκ) — literal or
figurative; direct or remote)
- part G3313 (μέρος) — a division or share (literally or figuratively,
in a wide application)
- and G2532 (καί) — and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in
connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
- we prophesy G4395 (προφητεύω) — to foretell events, divine, speak under inspiration,
exercise the prophetic office
10 but when that which is perfect is come, that which is in part shall be done away.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- But G1161 (δέ) — but, and,
etc.
- when G3752 (ὅταν) — whenever (implying hypothesis or more or less
uncertainty); also causatively (conjunctionally) inasmuch as
- that which is G3588 (ὁ) — the (sometimes to be
supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
- perfect G5046 (τέλειος) — complete (in various applications of labor, growth, mental
and moral character, etc.); neuter (as noun, with )
completeness
- is come G2064 (ἔρχομαι) — to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and
figuratively)
- then G5119 (τότε) — the when, i.e. at the time that
(of the past or future, also in consecution)
- in G1537 (ἐκ) — literal or
figurative; direct or remote)
- part G3313 (μέρος) — a division or share (literally or figuratively,
in a wide application)
- shall be done away G2673 (καταργέω) — to be (render) entirely idle (useless), literally
or figuratively
11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I felt as a child, I thought as a child: now that I am become a man, I have put away childish things.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- G3588 (ὁ) — the (sometimes to be
supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
- When G3753 (ὅτε) — at which (thing) too, i.e. when
- I was G1510 (εἰμί) — I exist (used only when emphatic)
- a child G3516 (νήπιος) — not
speaking, i.e. an infant (minor); figuratively, a simple-minded
person, an immature Christian
- I spake G2980 (λαλέω) — to talk, i.e. utter
words
- as G5613 (ὡς) — which how, i.e. in that
manner (very variously used, as follows)
- I understood G5426 (φρονέω) — to exercise the mind, i.e. entertain or have a sentiment or
opinion; by implication, to be (mentally) disposed (more or less
earnestly in a certain direction)…
- I thought G3049 (λογίζομαι) — to take an inventory, i.e. estimate (literally
or figuratively)
- but G1161 (δέ) — but, and,
etc.
- I became G1096 (γίνομαι) — to cause to be
("gen"-erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come into being), used
with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)
- a man G435 (ἀνήρ) — a man (properly as an individual
male)
- I put away G2673 (καταργέω) — to be (render) entirely idle (useless), literally
or figuratively
- childish G3516 (νήπιος) — not
speaking, i.e. an infant (minor); figuratively, a simple-minded
person, an immature Christian
- things G3588 (ὁ) — the (sometimes to be
supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
12 For now we see in a mirror, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know fully even as also I was fully known.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For G1063 (γάρ) — properly, assigning a reason (used in argument,
explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
- now G737 (ἄρτι) — just now
- we see G991 (βλέπω) — to look at (literally or figuratively)
- through G1223 (διά) — through (in very
wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
- a glass G2072 (ἔσοπτρον) — a mirror (for looking
into)
- G1722 (ἐν) — "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
- darkly G135 (αἴνιγμα) — an obscure saying
("enigma"), i.e. (abstractly) obscureness
- but G1161 (δέ) — but, and,
etc.
- then G5119 (τότε) — the when, i.e. at the time that
(of the past or future, also in consecution)
- face G4383 (πρόσωπον) — the front (as being towards
view), i.e. the countenance, aspect, appearance, surface; by
implication, presence, person
- to G4314 (πρός) — a preposition of direction; forward to,
i.e. toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e. pertaining to;
with the dative case, by the side of, i.e. near…
- I know G1097 (γινώσκω) — to "know" (absolutely) in a great
variety of applications and with many implications (as follow, with
others not thus clearly expressed)
- in G1537 (ἐκ) — literal or
figurative; direct or remote)
- part G3313 (μέρος) — a division or share (literally or figuratively,
in a wide application)
- shall I know G1921 (ἐπιγινώσκω) — to know upon some mark, i.e. recognize; by
implication, to become fully acquainted with, to acknowledge
- even as G2531 (καθώς) — just (or inasmuch) as, that
- also G2532 (καί) — and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in
connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
- I am known G1921 (ἐπιγινώσκω) — to know upon some mark, i.e. recognize; by
implication, to become fully acquainted with, to acknowledge
13 But now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- G3588 (ὁ) — the (sometimes to be
supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
- And G1161 (δέ) — but, and,
etc.
- now G3570 (νυνί) — just now
- abideth G3306 (μένω) — to stay (in a given place, state, relation or
expectancy)
- faith G4102 (πίστις) — persuasion, i.e. credence; moral conviction (of religious
truth, or the truthfulness of God or a religious teacher), especially
reliance upon Christ for salva…
- hope G1680 (ἐλπίς) — expectation (abstractly or concretely) or confidence
- charity G26 (ἀγάπη) — love, i.e. affection or benevolence; specially (plural) a
love-feast
- these G3778 (οὗτος) — the he (she or it), i.e. this or that
(often with article repeated)
- three G5140 (τρεῖς) — "three"
- but G1161 (δέ) — but, and,
etc.
- the greatest G3173 (μέγας) — big (literally or
figuratively, in a very wide application)
- of these G3778 (οὗτος) — the he (she or it), i.e. this or that
(often with article repeated)
- charity G3588 (ὁ) — the (sometimes to be
supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)