Book of Common Prayer
13 1 If I speak in the tongues of humans and of angels, but I do not have love, I have become a sounding brass [gong] or a clanging cymbal. 2 And if I have prophecy and know all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith so as to remove mountains, but I do not have love, I am nothing. 3 And if I dole-out[a] all my possessions, and if I hand-over[b] my body so that I may boast[c], but I do not have love, I am profited nothing.
The Way Love Behaves
4 Love is patient. Love shows-kindness. Love does not envy[d], does not brag, is not puffed-up, 5 does not behave-dishonorably[e], does not seek its own things, is not provoked[f], does not count[g] the bad, 6 does not rejoice over unrighteousness, but rejoices-with the truth, 7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
Love Is Permanent; Gifts Are Temporary. Be Pursuing Love
8 Love never fails. But if there are prophecies, they will be set-aside[h]. If there are tongues, they will cease[i]. If there is knowledge, it will be set-aside. 9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part— 10 but when the complete[j] thing comes, the thing in part will be set-aside. 11 When I was a child, I was speaking like a child, thinking like a child, counting[k] like[l] a child— when I have become[m] a man, I have set-aside the things of the child. 12 For now we are seeing through[n] a mirror, in an enigma[o]— but then face to face. Now I know in part— but then I will know-fully, just as I also was fully-known. 13 But now[p] these three are remaining— faith, hope, love. But love is the greater of these.
Jesus Instructs The Twelve On Where To Go, What To Say, What To Do, How To Live
5 Jesus sent out these twelve, having instructed[a] them, saying— “Do not go into the path of Gentiles, and do not enter into a city of Samaritans. 6 But be proceeding instead to the lost[b] sheep of the house of Israel. 7 And while proceeding, be proclaiming, saying that ‘The kingdom of the heavens has drawn near’. 8 Be curing ones being sick, raising dead ones, cleansing lepers, casting out demons. You received freely— give freely. 9 Do not acquire[c] gold nor silver nor copper [money] for your [money] belts— 10 not a [traveler’s] bag for the journey, nor two[d] tunics, nor sandals, nor a staff. For the worker is worthy of his food. 11 And into whatever city or village you enter, search-out[e] who is worthy in it, and stay there until you go forth. 12 And while entering into the house, greet[f] it. 13 And if the house is worthy let your peace come upon it, but if it is not worthy let your peace return to you. 14 And whoever does not welcome you nor listen-to your words— shake-out the dust from your feet while going outside of that house or city. 15 Truly I say to you, it will be more-tolerable[g] for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that city.
Disciples' Literal New Testament: Serving Modern Disciples by More Fully Reflecting the Writing Style of the Ancient Disciples, Copyright © 2011 Michael J. Magill. All Rights Reserved. Published by Reyma Publishing