1 Corinthians 13:3
If I give all I possess to the poor and exult in the surrender of my body, but have not love, I gain nothing.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
4Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
Cross References
Jeremiah 7:8But look, you keep trusting in deceptive words to no avail.
Matthew 6:1“Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
Matthew 23:5All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.
Luke 18:28“Look,” said Peter, “we have left all we had to follow You.”
Luke 21:3“Truly I tell you,” He said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others.
John 12:43For they loved praise from men more than praise from God.
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 13:2-4
On Spiritual Gifts. ( a. d. 57.) 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. 2 And 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. 3 And 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. Here the apostle shows… Read the whole commentary →