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1 Corinthians 13:1

If-supposing I-may-be-speaking to{the tongues} of{the men}, and of{the messengers}, moreover I-may_not_be-having love, I-have-become copper audibly-manifesting or cymbal shouting,

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2and if-supposing I-may-be-having prophecy and may-have-beheld all the mysteries and the every knowledge, and if-supposing I-may-be-having the every faith such-as to-be-standing-across mountains, moreover would_not_be-having love, I-am-being nothing,

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Cross References

Romans 14:15for if through consume-effect[i.e. food] the brother of{you} is-grieving, not-still you-are-walking-around according-to love. Not to{the consume-effect[i.e. food]} of{you} be-destroying-off/away the-there, over/for-the-sake of{whom} Anointed dies-off/away.

1 Corinthians 12:8for, on-one-hand, to{whom} through of{the Spirit} is-being-given word/account/reckoning of{wisdom}; on-the-other-hand, to{another}, word/account/reckoning of{knowledge} according-to the same Spirit;

1 Corinthians 12:29not all sent-off[one]s, not all prophets, not all teachers, not all enablements/empowerments,

1 Corinthians 13:8The love not-yet-ever is-falling-out. Moreover, if-of prophecies will-be-unemployed/idled/disused, if-of tongues will-stop/pause/end/cease-selves, if-of knowledge will-be-unemployed/idled/disused,

2 Corinthians 12:4that he-is-snatched into the garden and hears unsaid say-effects/statements which not being-permitted to{man} to-speak,

Galatians 5:22Moreover, the fruit of{the Spirit} is-being love, joy, peace, far-[furious]desire-ia[i.e. longsuffering], benevolence, beneficialness, faith,

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 13:1

In this chapter the apostle goes on to show more particularly what that more excellent way was of which he had just before been speaking. He recommends it, I. By showing the necessity and importance of it, ver. 1-3 . II. By giving a description of its properties and fruits, ver. 4-7 . III. By showing how much it excels the best of gifts and other graces, by its continuance, when they shall be no longer in being, or of any use, ver. 8, to the end . Read the whole commentary →

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