‘Then he will answer them, “Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.”
1 Corinthians 13:1 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised If I speak human or angelic tongues but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition IF I [can] speak in the tongues of men and [even] of angels, but have not love (that reasoning, intentional, spiritual devotion such as is inspired by God's love for and in us), I am only a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. American Standard Version (1901) If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. Common English Bible If I speak in tongues of human beings and of angels but I don’t have love, I’m a clanging gong or a clashing cymbal. Catholic Public Domain Version If I were to speak in the language of men, or of Angels, yet not have charity, I would be like a clanging bell or a crashing cymbal. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version IF I speak with the tongues of men, and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. |
‘Then he will answer them, “Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.”
And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;
For if your brother or sister is hurt by what you eat, you are no longer walking according to love. Do not destroy, by what you eat, someone for whom Christ died.
to another, the performing of miracles; to another, prophecy; to another, distinguishing between spirits; to another, different kinds of tongues; to another, interpretation of tongues.
And if the ear should say, ‘Because I’m not an eye, I don’t belong to the body’, it is not for that reason any less a part of the body.
to one is given a message of wisdom through the Spirit; to another, a message of knowledge by the same Spirit;
Love never ends. But as for prophecies, they will come to an end; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will come to an end.
For the person who speaks in a tongue , is not speaking to people but to God, since no one understands him; he speaks mysteries in the Spirit.
The person who speaks in a tongue builds himself up, but the one who prophesies builds up the church.
I wish all of you spoke in tongues, but even more that you prophesied. The person who prophesies is greater than the person who speaks in tongues, unless he interprets so that the church may be built up.
Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that ‘we all have knowledge’. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
was caught up into paradise and heard inexpressible words, which a human being is not allowed to speak.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision accomplishes anything; what matters is faith working through love.
Now the goal of our instruction is love that comes from a pure heart, a good conscience, and a sincere faith.
Above all, maintain constant love for one another, since love covers a multitude of sins. ,
For by uttering boastful, empty words, they seduce, with fleshly desires and debauchery, people who have barely escaped from those who live in error.
I heard a sound from heaven like the sound of cascading waters and like the rumbling of loud thunder. The sound I heard was like harpists playing on their harps.