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1 Corinthians 13

1IfIspeakλαλῶlalōG2980withthetonguesG1100ofmenG444andofangelsἀγγέλων,angelōnG32,buthavenotloveἀγάπηνagapēnG26,IambecomeγέγοναgegonaG1096sounding brass,oraclangingcymbal.

2AndifIhavethegiftofprophecyπροφητείανprophēteianG4394,andknowallmysteriesμυστήριαmustēriaG3466andallknowledgeγνῶσιν,gnōsinG1108;andifIhaveallfaithπίστινpistinG4102,soastoremovemountainsὄρηorēG3735,buthavenotloveἀγάπηνagapēnG26,IamG1510nothing.

3AndifIbestowallmygoodstofeedthepoor,andifIgivemybodyσῶμάsōmaG4983tobeburnedG2545,buthavenotloveἀγάπηνagapēnG26,itprofitethmenothing.

4LoveἀγάπηagapēG26sufferethlong,andiskind;loveἀγάπηagapēG26enviethnot;loveἀγάπηagapēG26vauntethnotitself,isnotpuffed up,

5dothnotbehaveitselfunseemly, seekethnotitsownἑαυτῆς,he'autēsG1438,isnotprovoked, takethnotaccountofevilG2556;

6rejoicethnotinunrighteousnessἀδικίᾳ,adikiaG93,butrejoicethwiththetruthἀληθείᾳ,alētheiaG225;

7bearethallthingsπάνταpantaG3956, believethallthingsπάνταpantaG3956, hopethallthingsπάνταpantaG3956, endurethallthingsπάνταpantaG3956.

8LoveἀγάπηagapēG26neverοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763faileth:butwhethertherebepropheciesG4394,theyshallbedoneawayG2673;whethertherebetonguesG1100,theyshallceaseπαύσονται·pausontaiG3973;whethertherebeknowledgeγνῶσις,gnōsisG1108,itshallbedoneawayG2673.

9ForweknowγινώσκομενginōskomenG1097inpartμέρουςmerousG3313,andweprophesyπροφητεύομεν·prophēteuomenG4395inpartμέρουςmerousG3313;

10butwhenὅτανhotanG3752thatwhichisperfectτέλειον,teleionG5046iscomeἔλθῃelthēG2064,thatwhichisinpartμέρουςmerousG3313shall bedoneawayκαταργηθήσεται.katargēthēsetaiG2673.

11WhenG3753IwasG1510achildG3516,IspakeasachildG3516,IfeltasachildG3516,IthoughtasachildG3516:nowthatIamG1510becomeG1096amanἀνήρ,anērG435,IhaveputawayκατήργηκαkatērgēkaG2673childishthings.

12FornowG1161weseeβλέπομενblepomenG991inamirror, darkly;butthenfaceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383tofaceπρόσωπον·prosōponG4383:nowG1161IknowγινώσκωginōskōG1097inpartμέρους,merousG3313;butthenshallIknowG1097fullyἐπιγνώσομαιepignōsomaiG1921evenG2532asalsoκαὶkaiG2532Iwasfullyἐπεγνώσθην.¶epegnōsthēnG1921knownG1097.

13ButnowG1161abidethfaithπίστις,pistisG4102,hopeἐλπίς,elpisG1680,loveἀγάπη,agapēG26,thesethreeτρίαtriaG5140;andthegreatestG3173oftheseisloveἀγάπη.¶agapēG26.

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