And though I have the gift of (A)prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, (B)so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

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If I have the gift of prophecy(A) and can fathom all mysteries(B) and all knowledge,(C) and if I have a faith(D) that can move mountains,(E) but do not have love, I am nothing.

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He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.

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Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.(A)

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And (A)though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body [a]to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 13:3 NU so I may boast

If I give all I possess to the poor(A) and give over my body to hardship that I may boast,[a](B) but do not have love, I gain nothing.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 13:3 Some manuscripts body to the flames

20 So Jesus said to them, “Because of your [a]unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, (A)if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.

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  1. Matthew 17:20 NU little faith

20 He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith(A) as small as a mustard seed,(B) you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move.(C) Nothing will be impossible for you.”

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Obedience by Faith

20 (A)If someone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, [a]how can he love God (B)whom he has not seen? 21 And (C)this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God must love his brother also.

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  1. 1 John 4:20 NU he cannot

20 Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister(A) is a liar.(B) For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen,(C) cannot love God, whom they have not seen.(D) 21 And he has given us this command:(E) Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister.(F)

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22 If anyone (A)does not love the Lord Jesus Christ, (B)let him be [a]accursed. (C)O[b] Lord, come!

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  1. 1 Corinthians 16:22 Gr. anathema
  2. 1 Corinthians 16:22 Aram. Marana tha; possibly Maran atha, Our Lord has come

22 If anyone does not love the Lord,(A) let that person be cursed!(B) Come, Lord[a]!(C)

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  1. 1 Corinthians 16:22 The Greek for Come, Lord reproduces an Aramaic expression (Marana tha) used by early Christians.

for to one is given (A)the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another (B)the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, (C)to another faith by the same Spirit, to another (D)gifts of healings by [a]the same Spirit, 10 (E)to another the working of miracles, to another (F)prophecy, to another (G)discerning of spirits, to another (H)different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 12:9 NU one

To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom,(A) to another a message of knowledge(B) by means of the same Spirit, to another faith(C) by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing(D) by that one Spirit, 10 to another miraculous powers,(E) to another prophecy,(F) to another distinguishing between spirits,(G) to another speaking in different kinds of tongues,[a](H) and to still another the interpretation of tongues.[b]

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  1. 1 Corinthians 12:10 Or languages; also in verse 28
  2. 1 Corinthians 12:10 Or languages; also in verse 28

21 So Jesus answered and said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you, (A)if you have faith and (B)do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, (C)but also if you say to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ it will be done.

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21 Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt,(A) not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and it will be done.

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by which, when you read, you may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ),

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In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight(A) into the mystery of Christ,

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The Greatest Gift

13 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal.

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13 If I speak in the tongues[a](A) of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 13:1 Or languages

Walking in the Spirit

16 I say then: (A)Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.

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16 So I say, walk by the Spirit,(A) and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.(B)

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Prophecy and Tongues

14 Pursue love, and (A)desire spiritual gifts, (B)but especially that you may prophesy. For he who (C)speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God, for no one understands him; however, in the spirit he speaks mysteries.

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Intelligibility in Worship

14 Follow the way of love(A) and eagerly desire(B) gifts of the Spirit,(C) especially prophecy.(D) For anyone who speaks in a tongue[a](E) does not speak to people but to God. Indeed, no one understands them;(F) they utter mysteries(G) by the Spirit.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 14:2 Or in another language; also in verses 4, 13, 14, 19, 26 and 27

26 (A)the [a]mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, (B)but now has been revealed to His saints.

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  1. Colossians 1:26 secret or hidden truth

26 the mystery(A) that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, but is now disclosed to the Lord’s people.

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