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Listen to 1 Corinthians 13:1-3, Romans 12:3-8
The Way of Love
13If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2And if I have (A)prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, (B)so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3(C)If I give away all I have, and (D)if I deliver up my body to be burned,[a] but have not love, I gain nothing.
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Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 13:3 Some manuscripts deliver up my body [to death] that I may boast
Cross references
- 1 Corinthians 13:2 : [ch. 14:1, 39; Matt. 7:22]; See Acts 2:18
- 1 Corinthians 13:2 : Matt. 17:20; Mark 11:23; [Luke 17:6]
- 1 Corinthians 13:3 : [Matt. 6:2]
- 1 Corinthians 13:3 : Dan. 3:28
13If I speak in the tongues[a](A) of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2If I have the gift of prophecy(B) and can fathom all mysteries(C) and all knowledge,(D) and if I have a faith(E) that can move mountains,(F) but do not have love, I am nothing. 3If I give all I possess to the poor(G) and give over my body to hardship that I may boast,[b](H) but do not have love, I gain nothing.
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Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 13:1 Or languages
- 1 Corinthians 13:3 Some manuscripts body to the flames
Cross references
- 1 Corinthians 13:1 : ver 8; S Mk 16:17
- 1 Corinthians 13:2 : ver 8; S Eph 4:11; S Ac 11:27
- 1 Corinthians 13:2 : 1Co 14:2
- 1 Corinthians 13:2 : S 2Co 8:7
- 1 Corinthians 13:2 : 1Co 12:9
- 1 Corinthians 13:2 : Mt 17:20; 21:21
- 1 Corinthians 13:3 : Lk 19:8; S Ac 2:45
- 1 Corinthians 13:3 : Da 3:28
13Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
2And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.
3And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
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Gifts of Grace
3For (A)by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you (B)not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, (C)each according to (D)the measure of faith that God has assigned. 4For (E)as in one body we have many members,[a] and the members do not all have the same function, 5so we, (F)though many, (G)are one body in Christ, and individually (H)members one of another. 6(I)Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if (J)prophecy, (K)in proportion to our faith; 7if (L)service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching; 8the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; (M)the one who leads,[b] with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with (N)cheerfulness.
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Footnotes
- Romans 12:4 Greek parts; also verse 5
- Romans 12:8 Or gives aid
Cross references
- Romans 12:3 : See ch. 1:5
- Romans 12:3 : ver. 16; ch. 11:20
- Romans 12:3 : 1 Cor. 7:17
- Romans 12:3 : Eph. 4:7
- Romans 12:4 : 1 Cor. 12:12-14; Eph. 4:4, 16
- Romans 12:5 : 1 Cor. 10:17, 33
- Romans 12:5 : 1 Cor. 12:20; Eph. 4:13; See John 17:11
- Romans 12:5 : Eph. 4:25; [1 Cor. 6:15; 12:27]
- Romans 12:6 : 1 Cor. 12:4; 1 Pet. 4:10, 11; [1 Cor. 7:7; 12:7-11]
- Romans 12:6 : 1 Cor. 12:10; See Acts 13:1
- Romans 12:6 : [2 Tim. 2:15]
- Romans 12:7 : See Acts 6:1
- Romans 12:8 : 1 Tim. 5:17; [1 Cor. 12:28]
- Romans 12:8 : 2 Cor. 9:7
Humble Service in the Body of Christ
3For by the grace given me(A) I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you. 4For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function,(B) 5so in Christ we, though many, form one body,(C) and each member belongs to all the others. 6We have different gifts,(D) according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying,(E) then prophesy in accordance with your[a] faith;(F) 7if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach;(G) 8if it is to encourage, then give encouragement;(H) if it is giving, then give generously;(I) if it is to lead,[b] do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully.
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Footnotes
- Romans 12:6 Or the
- Romans 12:8 Or to provide for others
Cross references
- Romans 12:3 : Ro 15:15; 1Co 15:10; Gal 2:9; Eph 3:7; 4:7; 1Pe 4:10, 11
- Romans 12:4 : 1Co 12:12-14; Eph 4:16
- Romans 12:5 : 1Co 6:15; 10:17; 12:12, 20, 27; Eph 2:16; 4:4, 25; 5:30; Col 3:15
- Romans 12:6 : 1Co 7:7; 12:4, 8-10
- Romans 12:6 : S Eph 4:11
- Romans 12:6 : 1Pe 4:10, 11
- Romans 12:7 : S Eph 4:11
- Romans 12:8 : Ac 11:23; 13:15; 15:32
- Romans 12:8 : 2Co 8:2; 9:5-13
3For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.
4For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:
5So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.
6Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;
7Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching;
8Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.
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