1 Corintios 13
La Palabra (Hispanoamérica)
El canto al amor
13 ¿De qué me sirve hablar lenguas humanas o angélicas? Si me falta el amor, no soy más que una campana que repica o unos platillos que hacen ruido. 2 ¿De qué me sirve comunicar mensajes de parte de Dios, penetrar todos los secretos y poseer la más profunda ciencia? ¿De qué me vale tener toda la fe que se precisa para mover montañas? Si me falta el amor, no soy nada. 3 ¿De qué me sirve desprenderme de todos mis bienes, e incluso entregar mi cuerpo a las llamas? Si me falta el amor, de nada me aprovecha.
4 El amor es comprensivo y servicial;
el amor nada sabe de envidias,
de jactancias, ni de orgullos.
5 No es grosero, no es egoísta,
no pierde los estribos, no es rencoroso.
6 Lejos de alegrarse de la injusticia,
encuentra su gozo en la verdad.
7 Disculpa sin límites, confía sin límites,
espera sin límites, soporta sin límites.
8 El amor nunca muere.
Vendrá, en cambio, un día
en que nadie comunicará
mensajes de parte de Dios,
nadie hablará en un lenguaje misterioso,
nadie podrá presumir de una profunda ciencia.
9 Ahora, en efecto, nuestro saber es limitado,
limitada nuestra capacidad
de hablar en nombre de Dios.
10 Mas cuando venga lo completo,
desaparecerá lo que es limitado.
11 Cuando yo era niño, hablaba como niño,
pensaba como niño, razonaba como niño;
al hacerme adulto, dije adiós a las cosas de niño.
12 Ahora vemos confusamente,
como por medio de un espejo;
entonces veremos cara a cara.
Ahora conozco sólo de forma limitada;
entonces conoceré del todo,
como Dios mismo me conoce.
13 Tres cosas hay que ahora permanecen:
la fe, la esperanza, el amor.
De todas ellas, la más grande es el amor.
1 Corinthians 13
King James Version
13 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,
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 spake 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 Corinthians 13
New King James Version
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. 2 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. 3 And (C)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.
4 (D)Love suffers long and is (E)kind; love (F)does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not [b]puffed up; 5 does not behave rudely, (G)does not seek its own, is not provoked, [c]thinks no evil; 6 (H)does not rejoice in iniquity, but (I)rejoices in the truth; 7 (J)bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
8 Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away. 9 (K)For we know in part and we prophesy in part. 10 But when that which is [d]perfect has come, then that which is in part will 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 (L)now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then (M)face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known.
13 And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 13:3 NU so I may boast
- 1 Corinthians 13:4 arrogant
- 1 Corinthians 13:5 keeps no accounts of evil
- 1 Corinthians 13:10 complete
1 Corinthians 13
Easy-to-Read Version
Let Love Be Your Guide
13 I may speak in different languages, whether human or even of angels. But if I don’t have love, I am only a noisy bell or a ringing cymbal. 2 I may have the gift of prophecy, I may understand all secrets and know everything there is to know, and I may have faith so great that I can move mountains. But even with all this, if I don’t have love, I am nothing. 3 I may give away everything I have to help others, and I may even give my body as an offering to be burned. But I gain nothing by doing all this if I don’t have love.
4 Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous, it does not brag, and it is not proud. 5 Love is not rude, it is not selfish, and it cannot be made angry easily. Love does not remember wrongs done against it. 6 Love is never happy when others do wrong, but it is always happy with the truth. 7 Love never gives up on people. It never stops trusting, never loses hope, and never quits.
8 Love will never end. But all those gifts will come to an end—even the gift of prophecy, the gift of speaking in different kinds of languages, and the gift of knowledge. 9 These will all end because this knowledge and these prophecies we have are not complete. 10 But when perfection comes, the things that are not complete will end.
11 When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, and I made plans like a child. When I became a man, I stopped those childish ways. 12 It is the same with us. Now we see God as if we are looking at a reflection in a mirror. But then, in the future, we will see him right before our eyes. Now I know only a part, but at that time I will know fully, as God has known me. 13 So these three things continue: faith, hope, and love. And the greatest of these is love.
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