The Excellence of Love

13 If I speak with the (A)tongues of men and of (B)angels, but do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a (C)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

15 but [a]speaking the truth (A)in love, [b]we are to (B)grow up in all aspects into Him who is the (C)head, even Christ,

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  1. Ephesians 4:15 Or holding to or being truthful in
  2. Ephesians 4:15 Or let us grow up

15 Instead, speaking the truth in love,(A) we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head,(B) that is, Christ.

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29 Let no [a](A)unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for (B)edification [b]according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear.

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  1. Ephesians 4:29 Lit rotten
  2. Ephesians 4:29 Lit of the need

29 Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths,(A) but only what is helpful for building others up(B) according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.

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