1 Corinthians 13:3

New American Bible - revised edition

If I give away everything I own, and if I hand my body over so that I may boast but do not have love, I gain nothing.

Cross References

Isaiah 57:12

I will proclaim your justice and your works; but they shall not help you.

Jeremiah 7:8

But look at you! You put your trust in deceptive words to your own loss!

Matthew 23:5

All their works are performed to be seen. They widen their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.

Luke 18:22

When Jesus heard this he said to him, “There is still one thing left for you: sell all that you have and distribute it to the poor, and you will have a treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”

Luke 18:28

Then Peter said, “We have given up our possessions and followed you.”

Luke 19:8

But Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, “Behold, half of my possessions, Lord, I shall give to the poor, and if I have extorted anything from anyone I shall repay it four times over.”

John 12:43

For they preferred human praise to the glory of God. Recapitulation.

John 13:37

Peter said to him, “Master, why can’t I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.”

John 15:13

No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.

John 6:63

It is the spirit that gives life, while the flesh is of no avail. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and life.

Acts 21:13

Then Paul replied, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? I am prepared not only to be bound but even to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

Galatians 5:26

Let us not be conceited, provoking one another, envious of one another.

Philippians 2:3

Do nothing out of selfishness or out of vainglory; rather, humbly regard others as more important than yourselves,

1 Timothy 4:8

for, while physical training is of limited value, devotion is valuable in every respect, since it holds a promise of life both for the present and for the future.

Hebrews 13:9

Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teaching. It is good to have our hearts strengthened by grace and not by foods, which do not benefit those who live by them.