1 Corinthians 13

1 If I make use of the tongues of men and of angels, and have not love, I am like sounding brass, or a loud-tongued bell.

Though I spake with the tonges of me and angels and yet had no love I were eve as soundinge brasse: or as a tynklynge Cymball.

2 And if I have a prophet's power, and have knowledge of all secret things; and if I have all faith, by which mountains may be moved from their place, but have not love, I am nothing.

And though I coulde prophesy and vnderstode all secretes and all knowledge: yee yf I had all fayth so that I coulde move moutayns oute of ther places and yet had no love I were nothynge.

3 And if I give all my goods to the poor, and if I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it is of no profit to me.

And though I bestowed all my gooddes to fede ye poore and though I gave my body even that I burned and yet had no love it profeteth me nothinge.

4 Love is never tired of waiting; love is kind; love has no envy; love has no high opinion of itself, love has no pride;

Love suffreth longe and is corteous. Love envieth not. Love doth not frowardly swelleth not dealeth

5 Love's ways are ever fair, it takes no thought for itself; it is not quickly made angry, it takes no account of evil;

not dishonestly seketh not her awne is not provoked to anger thynketh not evyll

6 It takes no pleasure in wrongdoing, but has joy in what is true;

reioyseth not in iniquite: but reioyseth in ye trueth

7 Love has the power of undergoing all things, having faith in all things, hoping all things.

suffreth all thynge beleveth all thynges hopeth all thynges endureth in all thynges.

8 Though the prophet's word may come to an end, tongues come to nothing, and knowledge have no more value, love has no end.

Though that prophesyinge fayle other tonges shall cease ) or knowledge vanysshe awaye yet love falleth never awaye

9 For our knowledge is only in part, and the prophet's word gives only a part of what is true:

For oure knowledge is vnparfect and oure prophesyinge is vnperfet.

10 But when that which is complete is come, then that which is in part will be no longer necessary.

But when yt which is parfect is come then yt which is vnparfet shall be done awaye.

11 When I was a child, I made use of a child's language, I had a child's feelings and a child's thoughts: now that I am a man, I have put away the things of a child.

When I was a chylde I spake as a chylde I vnderstode as a childe I ymagened as a chylde. But assone as I was a man I put awaye childesshnes.

12 For now we see things in a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now my knowledge is in part; then it will be complete, even as God's knowledge of me.

Now we se in a glasse even in a darke speakynge: but then shall we se face to face. Now I knowe vnparfectly: but then shall I knowe even as I am knowen.

13 But now we still have faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love.

Now abideth fayth hope and love even these thre: but the chefe of these is love.