And if I (A)give away all my possessions to charity, and if I (B)surrender my body so that I may [a]glory, but do not have love, it does me no good.

Love (C)is patient, love is kind, it (D)is not jealous; love does not brag, it is not (E)arrogant. It does not act disgracefully, it (F)does not seek its own benefit; it is not provoked, (G)does not keep an account of a wrong suffered,

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  1. 1 Corinthians 13:3 I.e., in martyrdom

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