1 Corinthians 13
21st Century King James Version
13 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but 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, but 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, but 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;
5 doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
6 rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
7 beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
8 Charity 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.
9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.
10 But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.
11 When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
12 For now we see through a glass, darkly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; but then shall I know, even as also I am known.
13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
1 Cô-rinh-tô 13
New Vietnamese Bible
Tình Yêu Thương
13 Dù tôi nói được các thứ tiếng loài người và thiên sứ, nhưng không có tình yêu thương thì tôi chỉ như tiếng cồng khua vang hay chập chỏa inh ỏi. 2 Dù tôi được ân tứ nói tiên tri và hiểu biết tất cả mọi mầu nhiệm cũng như tri thức, dù tôi có tất cả đức tin đến nỗi có thể dời núi được, nhưng không có tình yêu thương, thì tôi vẫn không là gì cả. 3 Dù tôi phân phát tất cả gia tài của tôi cho người nghèo, và hy sinh thân thể để chịu thiêu đốt, nhưng không có tình yêu thương thì cũng chẳng ích lợi gì cho tôi.
4 Tình yêu thương hay nhẫn nhục, tình yêu thương nhân từ, không ghen ghét, không khoe khoang, không kiêu ngạo, 5 không khiếm nhã, không tìm tư lợi, không dễ nóng giận, không ghi nhớ việc ác, 6 không vui về việc bất chính nhưng chung vui trong sự thật. 7 Tình yêu thương dung thứ mọi sự, tin tưởng mọi sự, hy vọng mọi sự, chịu đựng mọi sự.
8 Tình yêu thương không bao giờ chấm dứt, các việc nói tiên tri rồi sẽ hết, những ân tứ nói tiếng lạ cũng sẽ ngưng, tri thức cũng sẽ hết. 9 Vì chúng ta chỉ mới hiểu biết một phần nào, chúng ta nói tiên tri cũng chỉ một phần nào thôi. 10 Nhưng khi sự toàn hảo đến thì cái không toàn hảo sẽ hết. 11 Khi tôi còn bé thơ, tôi nói như trẻ con, suy nghĩ như trẻ con, lý luận như trẻ con, nhưng khi đã thành nhân tôi từ bỏ những hành vi trẻ con. 12 Vì hiện nay chúng ta chỉ thấy mập mờ qua gương, đến bấy giờ chúng ta sẽ thấy tận mặt. Bây giờ chúng ta chỉ hiểu biết một phần, đến bấy giờ chúng ta sẽ biết hoàn toàn như Chúa biết chúng ta vậy. 13 Nên bây giờ còn ba điều này: Đức tin, hy vọng và tình yêu thương. Nhưng điều lớn hơn hết là tình yêu thương.
1 Corinthians 13
Amplified Bible
The Excellence of Love
13 If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not [a]love [for others growing out of God’s love for me], then I have become only a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal [just an annoying distraction]. 2 And if I have the gift of prophecy [and speak a new message from God to the people], and understand all mysteries, and [possess] all knowledge; and if I have all [sufficient] faith so that I can remove mountains, but do not have love [reaching out to others], I am nothing. 3 If I give all my possessions to feed the poor, and if I surrender my body [b]to be burned, but do not have love, it does me no good at all.
4 Love endures with patience and serenity, love is kind and thoughtful, and is not jealous or envious; love does not brag and is not proud or arrogant. 5 It is not rude; it is not self-seeking, it is not provoked [nor overly sensitive and easily angered]; it does not take into account a wrong endured. 6 It does not rejoice at injustice, but rejoices with the truth [when right and truth prevail]. 7 Love bears all things [regardless of what comes], believes all things [looking for the best in each one], hopes all things [remaining steadfast during difficult times], endures all things [without weakening].
8 Love never fails [it never fades nor ends]. But as for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for the gift of special knowledge, it will pass away. 9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part [for our knowledge is fragmentary and incomplete]. 10 But when that which is complete and perfect comes, that which is incomplete and partial will pass away. 11 When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child; when I became a man, I did away with childish things. 12 For now [in this time of imperfection] we see in a mirror dimly [a blurred reflection, a riddle, an enigma], but then [when the time of perfection comes we will see reality] face to face. Now I know in part [just in fragments], but then I will know fully, just as I have been fully known [by God]. 13 And now there remain: faith [abiding trust in God and His promises], hope [confident expectation of eternal salvation], love [unselfish love for others growing out of God’s love for me], these three [the choicest graces]; but the greatest of these is love.
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 13:1 I.e. a profound thoughtfulness and unselfish concern for other believers regardless of their circumstances or station in life.
- 1 Corinthians 13:3 Early mss read so that I may boast, i.e. as a martyr.
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