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And if I have prophetic powers and understand all mysteries and all knowledge and if I have all faith so as to remove mountains but do not have love, I am nothing.(A)

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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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Whoever 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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If I give away all my possessions and if I hand over my body so that I may boast[a] but do not have love, I gain nothing.(A)

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  1. 13.3 Other ancient authorities read body to be burned

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 He said to them, “Because of your little faith. For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a[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.”[b](A)

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  1. 17.20 Gk faith as a grain of
  2. 17.20 Other ancient authorities add 17.21, But this kind does not come out except by prayer and fasting

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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20 Those who say, “I love God,” and hate a brother or sister are liars, for those who do not love a brother or sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen.(A) 21 The commandment we have from him is this: those who love God must love their brothers and sisters also.

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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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21 Jesus answered them, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what has been done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will be done.(A)

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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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22 Let anyone be accursed who has no love for the Lord. Our Lord, come![a](A)

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  1. 16.22 Or 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.

To one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit,(A) to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit,(B) 10 to another the working of powerful deeds, to another prophecy, to another the discernment of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues.(C)

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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

a reading of which will enable you to perceive my understanding of the mystery of Christ.(A)

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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 Works of the Flesh

16 Live by the Spirit, I say, and do not gratify the desires of the flesh.(A)

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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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The Gift of Love

13 If I speak in the tongues of humans and of angels but do not have love, I am a noisy gong 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

26 the mystery that has been hidden throughout the ages and generations but has now been revealed to his saints.(A)

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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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For if those who are nothing think they are something, they deceive themselves.(A)

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If anyone thinks they are something(A) when they are not, they deceive themselves.(B)

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