¹ If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal.

⁸ above all things being fervent in your love among yourselves; for love covereth a multitude of sins:

⁵ But the end of the charge is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and faith unfeigned:

¹⁸ For, uttering great swelling `words' of vanity, they entice in the lusts of the flesh, by lasciviousness, those who are just escaping from them that live in error;

²² But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

⁶ For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision; but faith working through love.

⁸ Love never faileth: but whether `there be' prophecies, they shall be done away; whether `there be' tongues, they shall cease; whether `there be' knowledge, it shall be done away.

² And if I have `the gift of' prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

³ And if I bestow all my goods to feed `the poor', and if I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profiteth me nothing.

⁴ how that he was caught up into Paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.

⁶ But now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, unless I speak to you either by way of revelation, or of knowledge, or of prophesying, or of teaching?

⁷ Even things without life, giving a voice, whether pipe or harp, if they give not a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped?

⁸ For if the trumpet give an uncertain voice, who shall prepare himself for war?

²⁹ Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all `workers of' miracles?

³⁰ have all gifts of healings? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?

¹⁶ And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; it is not therefore not of the body.

¹ Now concerning things sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but love edifieth.

¹⁵ For if because of meat thy brother is grieved, thou walkest no longer in love. Destroy not with thy meat him for whom Christ died.

⁸ For to one is given through the Spirit the word of wisdom; and to another the word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit:

⁴⁵ Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not unto one of these least, ye did it not unto me.