Revised Literal Translation

1 Corinthians 13

1ThoughἘὰνEanG1437I speakλαλῶlalōG2980with the tonguesταῖς γλώσσαιςtais glōssaisG3588 G1100of menτῶν ἀνθρώπωνtōn anthrōpōnG3588 G444andκαὶkaiG2532of angelsτῶν ἀγγέλων,tōn angelōnG3588 G32,andδὲdeG1161haveἔχω,echōG2192notμὴmēG3361charityἀγάπηνagapēnG26,I am becomeγέγοναgegonaG1096assoundingἠχῶνēchōnG2278brassχαλκὸςchalkosG5475,orἢēG2228a tinklingἀλαλάζον.alalazonG214cymbalκύμβαλονkumbalonG2950.

2AndκαὶkaiG2532thoughἐὰνeanG1437I haveἔχωechōG2192the gift ofprophecyπροφητείανprophēteianG4394,andκαὶkaiG2532understandG1492allπάνταpantaG3956mysteriesτὰ μυστήριαta mustēriaG3588 G3466,andκαὶkaiG2532allπᾶσανpasanG3956knowledgeτὴν γνῶσιν,tēn gnōsinG3588 G1108;andκαὶkaiG2532thoughἐὰνeanG1437I haveἔχωechōG2192allπᾶσανpasanG3956faithτὴν πίστινtēn pistinG3588 G4102,so thatὥστεhōsteG5620I could removeμεθιστάναι,methistanaiG3179mountainsὄρηorēG3735,andδὲdeG1161haveἔχω,echōG2192notμὴmēG3361charityἀγάπηνagapēnG26,I amεἰμι.eimiG1510nothingοὐθένouthenG3762.

3AndκἂνkaneanG2532thoughκἂνkaneanG1437I bestowG5595allπάνταpantaG3956myG1473goodsτὰ ὑπάρχοντάta huparchontaG3588 G5225to feedG5595the poor,andκαὶkaiG2532thoughἐὰνeanG1437I giveπαραδῶparadōG3860myG1473bodyτὸ σῶμάto sōmaG3588 G4983toἵναinaG2443be burnedG2545,andδὲdeG1161haveἔχω,echōG2192notμὴmēG3361charityἀγάπηνagapēnG26,it profiteth meὠφελοῦμαι.¶ōpheloumaiG5623nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762.

4CharityἩ ἀγάπηHē agapēG3588 G26suffereth longμακροθυμεῖ,makrothumeiG3114, andis kindχρηστεύεται,chrēsteuetaiG5541;charityἡ ἀγάπηhē agapēG3588 G26enviethζηλοῖ,zēloiG2206notοὐouG3756;charityἡ ἀγάπηhē agapēG3588 G26vauntethG4068notοὐouG3756itselfG4068,isG5448notοὐouG3756puffed upφυσιοῦται,phusioutaiG5448,

5τὰtaG3588τὸtoG3588Doth notοὐκoukG3756behave itselfG807unseemlyG807,seekethζητεῖzēteiG2212notοὐouG3756her ownἑαυτῆς,he'autēsG1438,isG3947notοὐouG3756easily provokedG3947,thinkethλογίζεταιlogizetaiG3049noοὐouG3756evilκακόν,kakonG2556;

6RejoicethχαίρειchaireiG5463notοὐouG3756inἐπὶepiG1909iniquityτῇ ἀδικίᾳ,tēa adikiaG3588 G93,butδὲdeG1161rejoiceth inσυγχαίρειsugchaireiG4796the truthτῇ ἀληθείᾳ,tēa alētheiaG3588 G225;

7Bearethστέγει,stegeiG4722all thingsπάνταpantaG3956,believethπιστεύει,pisteueiG4100all thingsπάνταpantaG3956,hopethἐλπίζει,elpizeiG1679all thingsπάνταpantaG3956,endurethὑπομένει.hupomeneiG5278all thingsπάνταpantaG3956.

8Charityἡ ἀγάπηhē agapēG3588 G26neverοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763failethG1601:butδὲdeG1161whetherΕἴτεEiteG1535there bepropheciesπροφητεῖαι,prophēteiaiG4394,they shall failκαταργηθήσονται·katargēthēsontaiG2673;whetherεἴτεeiteG1535there betonguesγλῶσσαι,glōssaiG1100,they shall ceaseπαύσονται·pausontaiG3973;whetherεἴτεeiteG1535there beknowledgeγνῶσις,gnōsisG1108,it shall vanish awayκαταργηθήσεται.katargēthēsetaiG2673.

9ForγὰρgarG1063we knowγινώσκομενginōskomenG1097inἐκekG1537partμέρουςmerousG3313,andκαὶkaiG2532we prophesyπροφητεύομεν·prophēteuomenG4395inἐκekG1537partμέρουςmerousG3313.

10ButδὲdeG1161whenὅτανhotanG3752that which isτὸtoG3588perfectτέλειον,teleionG5046is comeἔλθῃelthēG2064,thenG5119that which isτὸtoG3588inἐκekG1537partμέρουςmerousG3313shall be done awayκαταργηθήσεται.katargēthēsetaiG2673.

11τὰtaG3588WhenὅτεhoteG3753I wasἤμηνēmēnG1510a childνήπιος,nēpiosG3516,I spakeἐλάλουνelalounG2980asὡςhōsG5613a childνήπιος,nēpiosG3516,I understoodἐφρόνουνephronounG5426asὡςhōsG5613a childνήπιος,nēpiosG3516,I thoughtἐλογιζόμηνelogizomēnG3049asὡςhōsG5613a childνήπιος·nēpiosG3516:butG1161whenὅτεhoteG3753I becameγέγοναgegonaG1096a manἀνήρ,anērG435,I put awayκατήργηκαkatērgēkaG2673childishνηπίου.nēpiouG3516thingsτοῦtouG3588.

12ForγὰρgarG1063nowἄρτιartiG737we seeβλέπομενblepomenG991throughδι᾽di᾽G1223a glassἐσόπτρουesoptrouG2072,ἐνenG1722darklyαἰνίγματι,ainigmatiG135;butδὲdeG1161thenτότεtoteG5119faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383toπρὸςprosG4314faceπρόσωπον·prosōponG4383:nowἄρτιartiG737I knowγινώσκωginōskōG1097inἐκekG1537partμέρους,merousG3313;butδὲdeG1161thenτότεtoteG5119shall I knowἐπιγνώσομαιepignōsomaiG1921even asκαθὼςkathōsG2531alsoκαὶkaiG2532I am knownἐπεγνώσθην.¶epegnōsthēnG1921.

13τὰtaG3588AndδὲdeG1161nowΝυνὶNuniG3570abidethμένειmeneiG3306faithπίστις,pistisG4102,hopeἐλπίς,elpisG1680,charityἀγάπη,agapēG26,theseταῦτα·tautaG3778threeτρίαtriaG5140;butδὲdeG1161the greatestμείζωνmeizōnG3173of theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778ischarityἡ ἀγάπη.¶hē agapēG3588 G26.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 13