'If1I speak6in the2tongues3of men5and7of angels,9but11have13not12love,10I am14a noisy16gong15or17a clanging19cymbal.18 And1if2I have3prophetic powers,4and5understand6all9mysteries8and10all11knowledge,13and14if15I have16all17faith,19so as20to remove22mountains,21but24have26not25love,23I am28nothing.27 If1I give away2all3I6have,5and7if8I deliver up9my12body11to be burned,14but16have18not17love,15I gain20nothing.19 Love2ispatient3andkind;4love6doesnot7envy8orboast;12itis14not13arrogant14 orrude.12It does4not3insist on4its own6[way];5it is8not7irritable8orresentful;9101112 it does2not1rejoice2at3wrongdoing,5but7rejoices with6the8truth.9 Lovebears2all [things],1believes4all [things],3hopes6all [things],5endures8all [things].7 Love2never3ends.4As for5prophecies,7they will pass away;8as for9tongues,10they will cease;11as for12knowledge,13it will pass away.14 For3we know4in1part2and5we prophesy8in6part,7 but2when1the4perfect5comes,3the6partial78will pass away.9 When1I was2a child,3I spoke4like5a child,6I thought7like8a child,9I reasoned10like11a child.12When13I became14a man,15I gave up16childish19[ways].17 For2now3we see1in4a mirror5dimly,67but9then8face10to11face.12Now13I know14in part;1516then17I shall know fully,19even as20I have been fully known.22 So2now1faith,4hope,5andlove6abide,3these9three;8but11the greatest10of these12islove.14