And if I parcel out all my possessions, and if I hand over my body in order that I will be burned,[a] but do not have love, it benefits me nothing.

Love is patient, love is kind, love is not jealous, it does not boast, it does not become conceited, it does not behave dishonorably, it is not selfish[b], it does not become angry, it does not keep a record of wrongs,

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 13:3 Some manuscripts have “in order that I may boast”
  2. 1 Corinthians 13:5 Literally “does not seek the things of itself”

If I give all I possess to the poor(A) and give over my body to hardship that I may boast,[a](B) but do not have love, I gain nothing.

Love is patient,(C) love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.(D) It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking,(E) it is not easily angered,(F) it keeps no record of wrongs.(G)

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  1. 1 Corinthians 13:3 Some manuscripts body to the flames