1 Though I command languages both human and angelic -- if I speak without love, I am no more than a gong booming or a cymbal clashing.
2 And though I have the power of prophecy, to penetrate all mysteries and knowledge, and though I have all the faith necessary to move mountains -- if I am without love, I am nothing.
3 Though I should give away to the poor all that I possess, and even give up my body to be burned -- if I am without love, it will do me no good whatever.
4 Love is always patient and kind; love is never jealous; love is not boastful or conceited,
5 it is never rude and never seeks its own advantage, it does not take offence or store up grievances.
6 Love does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but finds its joy in the truth.
7 It is always ready to make allowances, to trust, to hope and to endure whatever comes.
8 Love never comes to an end. But if there are prophecies, they will be done away with; if tongues, they will fall silent; and if knowledge, it will be done away with.
9 For we know only imperfectly, and we prophesy imperfectly;
10 but once perfection comes, all imperfect things will be done away with.
11 When I was a child, I used to talk like a child, and see things as a child does, and think like a child; but now that I have become an adult, I have finished with all childish ways.
12 Now we see only reflections in a mirror, mere riddles, but then we shall be seeing face to face. Now I can know only imperfectly; but then I shall know just as fully as I am myself known.
13 As it is, these remain: faith, hope and love, the three of them; and the greatest of them is love.
Versículos relacionados com 1 Corinthians, 13:
Chapter 13 of 1 Corinthians is known as the "hymn to love" and deals with the importance of love in all things, especially in the Christian life and in the relationship between brothers in faith. Below are five verses related to the topics covered in this chapter:
Romans 12:9 - "Love must be sincere. They hate evil and get to good." - Genuine love must be true and sincere, without hypocrisy or falsehood. This relates to chapter 13 of 1 Corinthians, where Paul emphasizes the importance of true and unable love.
1 John 4:8 - "He who does not love does not know God, because God is love." - Love is a fundamental feature of God, and those who know and love Him should also love each other. This relates to Chapter 13 of 1 Corinthians, where Paul points out that without love, all other things lose their value.
John 15:13 - "No one has greater love than the one who gives his life for his friends." Jesus gave the supreme example of love to sacrifice his life for sinners. This is related to chapter 13 of 1 Corinthians, where Paul emphasizes that love does not seek his own interests, but is willing to sacrifice himself for others.
Galatians 5:22-23 - "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, kindness, faithfulness, meekness, and self -control. Against these things there is no law." - Love is one of the manifestations of the fruit of the Holy Spirit in the lives of believers. This relates to chapter 13 of 1 Corinthians, where Paul points out that love is a divine gift that must be sought and cultivated.
Ephesians 5:2 - "And live in love, as Christ also loved us and gave Himself for us as an offering and sacrifice of pleasant aroma to God." - Love is a lifestyle that should characterize the conduct of believers. This is related to chapter 13 of 1 Corinthians, where Paul points out that love is the basis for all Christian actions and attitudes.
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