IfI have[the gift of] prophecy,and knowallmysteriesand allknowledge;and ifI haveallfaith,soas to removemountains,but do not havelove,I amnothing.
Jesus answeredthem, "To you it has been grantedto knowthe mysteriesof the kingdomof heaven,but to them it has not been granted.
And He saidto them, "Becauseof the littleness of your faith;for trulyI sayto you, ifyou havefaiththe sizeof a mustardseed,you will sayto thismountain,'Movefrom hereto there,'and it will move;and nothingwill be impossibleto you.
Seeinga lonefigtreeby the road,He cameto it and foundnothingon it exceptleavesonly;and He saidto it, "Nolongershall there everbe [any] fruitfrom you." And at oncethe fig treewithered.
And Jesusansweredand saidto them, "TrulyI sayto you, ifyou havefaithand do not doubt,you will not onlydowhatwas done to the fig tree,but even ifyou sayto thismountain,'Be takenup and castinto the sea,'it will happen.
Nowthere were at Antioch,in the churchthat was [there], prophetsand teachers:Barnabas,and Simeonwho was calledNiger,and Luciusof Cyrene,and Manaenwho had been broughtup with Herodthe tetrarch,and Saul.
For I do not wantyou, brethren,to be uninformedof thismystery--sothat you will not be wisein your own estimation--that a partialhardeninghas happenedto Israeluntilthe fullnessof the Gentileshas comein;
And concerningyou, my brethren,I myselfalsoam convincedthat you yourselvesare fullof goodness,filledwith allknowledgeand ablealsoto admonishone another.
Nowto Him who is ableto establishyou accordingto my gospeland the preachingof JesusChrist,accordingto the revelationof the mysterywhich has been kept secretfor long agespast,
Everymanwho has[something] on his headwhile prayingorprophesyingdisgraceshis head.
And Godhas appointedin the church,firstapostles,secondprophets,thirdteachers,thenmiracles,thengiftsof healings,helps,administrations,[various] kindsof tongues.
IfI speakwith the tonguesof menand of angels,but do not havelove,I have becomea noisygongora clangingcymbal.
And ifI giveallmy possessionsto feed[the poor], and ifI surrendermy bodyto be burned,but do not havelove,it profitsme nothing.
Loveneverfails;but if[there are gifts of] prophecy,they will be doneaway;if[there are] tongues,they will cease;if[there is] knowledge,it will be done away.
Let twoorthreeprophetsspeak,and let the otherspass judgment.
Therefore,my brethren,desire earnestlyto prophesy,and do not forbidto speakin tongues.
One who speaksin a tongueedifieshimself;but one who prophesiesedifiesthe church.
Behold,I tellyou a mystery;we will not allsleep,but we will allbe changed,
Ifanyonedoes not lovethe Lord,he is to be accursed.Maranatha.
Let a manregardus in this manner,as servantsof Christand stewardsof the mysteriesof God.
Circumcisionis nothing,and uncircumcisionis nothing,but [what matters is] the keepingof the commandmentsof God.
Thereforeconcerningthe eatingof things sacrificed to idols,we knowthat there is nosuch thingas an idolin the world,and that there is noGodbut one.
I have becomefoolish;you yourselvescompelledme. ActuallyI shouldhave been commendedby you, for in norespectwas I inferiorto the most eminentapostles,eventhoughI ama nobody.
But I say,walkby the Spirit,and you will not carryout the desireof the flesh.
But the fruitof the Spiritis love,joy,peace,patience,kindness,goodness,faithfulness,
For ifanyonethinkshe is somethingwhen he is nothing,he deceiveshimself.
By referring to this,when you readyou canunderstandmy insightinto the mysteryof Christ,
and [pray] on my behalf,that utterancemay be givento me in the openingof my mouth,to make knownwith boldnessthe mysteryof the gospel,
[that is], the mysterywhich has been hiddenfrom the [past] agesand generations,but has nowbeen manifestedto His saints,
By common confession,greatis the mysteryof godliness:He whowas revealedin the flesh,Was vindicatedin the Spirit,Seenby angels,Proclaimedamongthe nations,Believedon in the world,Takenup in glory.
The one who does not lovedoes not knowGod,for Godis love.
