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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.

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 profits me nothing.

¶ Charity suffers long and is benign; charity envies not; charity does nothing without due reason, is not puffed up,

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If I have the gift of prophecy(A) and can fathom all mysteries(B) and all knowledge,(C) and if I have a faith(D) that can move mountains,(E) but do not have love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor(F) and give over my body to hardship that I may boast,[a](G) but do not have love, I gain nothing.

Love is patient,(H) love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.(I)

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Footnotes

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