1 Corinthians 13:3

And though I feede the poore with all my goods, and though I giue my body, that I be burned, and haue not loue, it profiteth me nothing.

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

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.

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.

4Loue suffreth long: it is bountifull: loue enuieth not: loue doeth not boast it selfe: it is not puffed vp:

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Cross References

Jeremiah 7:8Beholde, you trust in lying woordes, that can not profite.

Matthew 6:1Take heede that ye giue not your almes before men, to be seene of them, or els ye shall haue no reward of your Father which is in heaue.

Matthew 23:5All their workes they doe for to be seene of men: for they make their phylacteries broad, and make long the frindges of their garments,

Luke 18:28Then Peter said, Loe, we haue left all, and haue followed thee.

Luke 21:3And he sayd, Of a trueth I say vnto you, that this poore widowe hath cast in more then they all.

John 12:43For they loued the prayse of men, more then the prayse of 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 →

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