KJV 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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
1 Corinthians 13:1
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.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a ringing gong or a clanging cymbal.
WEB World English Bible
If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don’t have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal.
ASV American Standard Version
If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
If with the tongues of men and of messengers I speak, and have not love, I have become brass sounding, or a cymbal tinkling;
Surrounding context — 1 Corinthians 13
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.
4 Charity suffereth long, [and] is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἘὰνG1437 · eanifταῖςG3588 · hothe/this/whoγλώσσαιςG1100 · glōssatongueτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀνθρώπωνG444 · anthrōposa humanλαλῶG2980 · laleōto speakκαὶG2532 · kaiandτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀγγέλων,G32 · angelosangelἀγάπηνG26 · agapēloveδὲG1161 · dethenμὴG3361 · mēnotἔχω,G2192 · echōto have/beγέγοναG1096 · ginomaito beχαλκὸςG5475 · chalkoscopper/bronze/coinἠχῶνG2278 · ēcheōto resoundἢG2228 · ēorκύμβαλονG2950 · kumbaloncymbalἀλαλάζον.G214 · alalazōto wail
Cross-references
1 Timothy 1:5Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and [of] a good conscience, and [of] faith unfeigned:1 Peter 4:8And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.Galatians 5:22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,1 Corinthians 13:8Charity never faileth: but whether [there be] prophecies, they shall fail; whether [there be] tongues, they shall cease; whether [there be] knowledge, it shall vanish away.Galatians 5:6For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.1 Corinthians 13:2-3And 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.1 Corinthians 8:1Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.2 Peter 2:18For when they speak great swelling [words] of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, [through much] wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.Matthew 25:45Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did [it] not to one of the least of these, ye did [it] not to me.1 Corinthians 14:6-8Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine?Romans 14:15But if thy brother be grieved with [thy] meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.1 Corinthians 12:8For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;1 Corinthians 12:29-30[Are] all apostles? [are] all prophets? [are] all teachers? [are] all workers of miracles?1 Corinthians 12:16And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?2 Corinthians 12:4How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.
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