1 Corinthians 13:1

Though I speake with the tongues of men and Angels, and haue not loue, I am as sounding brasse, or a tinkling cymbal.

Geneva Bible 1599

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 though I had the gift of prophecie, and knewe all secrets and all knowledge, yea, if I had all faith, so that I could remooue mountaines and had not loue, I were nothing.

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Cross References

Romans 14:15But if thy brother be grieued for the meate, nowe walkest thou not charitably: destroy not him with thy meate, for whome Christ dyed.

1 Corinthians 12:8For to one is giuen by the Spirit the word of wisdome: and to an other the word of knowledge, by the same Spirit:

1 Corinthians 12:29Are all Apostles? are all Prophetes? are all teachers?

1 Corinthians 13:8Loue doeth neuer fall away, though that prophecyings be abolished, or the tongues cease, or knowledge vanish away.

2 Corinthians 12:4How that he was taken vp into Paradise, and heard words which cannot be spoken, which are not possible for man to vtter.

Galatians 5:22But the fruite of the Spirit is loue, ioye, peace, long suffering, gentlenes, goodnes, fayth,

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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