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And if I bestowed all my goods to feed the poor, and even if I gave my body to be burned, and yet had no love, it profits me nothing.

Love suffers long, and is kind. Love does not envy. Love is not contrary, does not swell up, does not deal dishonourably, seeks not her own, is not provoked to anger, thinks no evil;

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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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Footnotes

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