New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Corinthians 13

The Excellence of Love

1IfἘὰνEanG1437I speakλαλῶlalōG2980with thetonguesγλώσσαιςglōssaisG1100of menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444and ofangelsἀγγέλων,angelōnG32,but do not haveἔχω,echōG2192loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26,I have becomeγέγοναgegonaG1096a noisyἠχῶνēchōnG2278gongχαλκὸςchalkosG5475orἢēG2228aclangingἀλαλάζον.alalazonG214cymbalκύμβαλονkumbalonG2950.

2IfἐὰνeanG1437I haveἔχωechōG2192the gift ofprophecyπροφητείανprophēteianG4394,and knowG3609allπάνταpantaG3956mysteriesμυστήριαmustēriaG3466and allπᾶσανpasanG3956knowledgeγνῶσιν,gnōsinG1108;and ifἐὰνeanG1437I haveἔχωechōG2192allπᾶσανpasanG3956faithπίστινpistinG4102,soὥστεhōsteG5620as toremoveμεθιστάναι,methistanaiG3179mountainsὄρηorēG3735,but do not haveἔχω,echōG2192loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26,I amεἰμι.eimiG1510nothingοὐθένouthenG3762.

3And ifκἂνkaneanG1437IgiveG5595allπάνταpantaG3956my possessionsὑπάρχοντάhuparchontaG5225to feedG5595the poor,and ifἐὰνeanG1437IsurrenderπαραδῶparadōG3860my bodyσῶμάsōmaG4983to be burnedG2545,but do not haveἔχω,echōG2192loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26,it profitsὠφελοῦμαι.¶ōpheloumaiG5623me nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762.

4LoveἀγάπηagapēG26is patientμακροθυμεῖ,makrothumeiG3114,loveἀγάπηagapēG26is kindχρηστεύεται,chrēsteuetaiG5541andis not jealousζηλοῖ,zēloiG2206;loveἀγάπηagapēG26does not bragπερπερεύεται,perpereuetaiG4068and is notarrogantφυσιοῦται,phusioutaiG5448,

5does not actG807unbecominglyG807; itdoes not seekζητεῖzēteiG2212its ownἑαυτῆς,he'autēsG1438,is not provokedπαροξύνεται,paroxunetaiG3947,does not takeG3049into accountG3049a wrongκακόν,kakonG2556suffered,

6does not rejoiceχαίρειchaireiG5463in unrighteousnessἀδικίᾳ,adikiaG93, butrejoicesσυγχαίρειsugchaireiG4796with the truthἀληθείᾳ,alētheiaG225;

7bearsστέγει,stegeiG4722allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956,believesπιστεύει,pisteueiG4100allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956,hopesἐλπίζει,elpizeiG1679allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956,enduresὑπομένει.hupomeneiG5278allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956.

8LoveἀγάπηagapēG26neverοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763failsπίπτει.¶pipteiG4098;but ifΕἴτεEiteG1535there are gifts ofprophecyπροφητεῖαι,prophēteiaiG4394,they will be doneG2673awayG2673;ifεἴτεeiteG1535there aretonguesγλῶσσαι,glōssaiG1100,they will ceaseπαύσονται·pausontaiG3973;ifεἴτεeiteG1535there isknowledgeγνῶσις,gnōsisG1108,it will be doneG2673awayG2673.

9For weknowγινώσκομενginōskomenG1097in partμέρουςmerousG3313and we prophesyπροφητεύομεν·prophēteuomenG4395in partμέρουςmerousG3313;

10but whenὅτανhotanG3752the perfectτέλειον,teleionG5046comesἔλθῃelthēG2064,the partialμέρουςmerousG3313will be doneG2673awayκαταργηθήσεται.katargēthēsetaiG2673.

11WhenὅτεhoteG3753I was a childνήπιος,nēpiosG3516,I used to speakἐλάλουνelalounG2980likeὡςhōsG5613a childνήπιος,nēpiosG3516,thinkἐφρόνουνephronounG5426likeὡςhōsG5613a childνήπιος,nēpiosG3516,reasonἐλογιζόμηνelogizomēnG3049likeὡςhōsG5613a childνήπιος·nēpiosG3516;whenὅτεhoteG3753IbecameγέγοναgegonaG1096a manἀνήρ,anērG435,I didG2673awayκατήργηκαkatērgēkaG2673with childishνηπίου.nēpiouG3516things.

12For nowἄρτιartiG737weseeβλέπομενblepomenG991in a mirrorἐσόπτρουesoptrouG2072dimlyαἰνίγματι,ainigmatiG135,but thenτότεtoteG5119faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383to faceπρόσωπον·prosōponG4383;nowἄρτιartiG737I knowγινώσκωginōskōG1097in partμέρους,merousG3313,but thenτότεtoteG5119I will knowἐπιγνώσομαιepignōsomaiG1921fullyἐπεγνώσθην.¶epegnōsthēnG1921justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as I alsoκαὶkaiG2532have been fullyG1921knownG1921.

13But nowΝυνὶNuniG3570faithπίστις,pistisG4102,hopeἐλπίς,elpisG1680,loveἀγάπη,agapēG26,abideμένειmeneiG3306theseταῦτα·tautaG3778threeτρίαtriaG5140; but thegreatestμείζωνmeizōnG3173of theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778isloveἀγάπη.¶agapēG26.

The Excellence of Love

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 13