1 Corinthians 13:1

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1 Corinthians 13:1–3 · Berean Standard Bible

1 If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a ringing gong or a clanging cymbal.

2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have absolute faith so as to move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

3 If I give all I possess to the poor and exult in the surrender of my body, but have not love, I gain nothing.

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