1 Corinthians 13

1 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.

Though I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have no love, I am become a clanging brass, or a clashing cymbal.

2 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.

Though I have the gift of prophecy and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

3 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.

And though I sell all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it avails me nothing.

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

Love suffers long and is kind; love envies not; love makes no parade, is not puffed up,

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

is not rude, nor selfish, nor easily provoked. Love bears no malice, never rejoices over wrong-doing,

6 reioyseth not in iniquite: but reioyseth in ye trueth

but rejoices when the truth rejoices.

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

It knows how to be silent, it is trustful, hopeful, patient, enduring.

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

Love never fails; but though there are prophecies, they will fail; though there are tongues, they will cease; though there is knowledge, it will be superseded.

9 For oure knowledge is vnparfect and oure prophesyinge is vnperfet.

For our knowing is imperfect, and our prophesying is imperfect;

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

but when the perfect is come, then the perfect will be done away.

11 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.

When I was a child I spoke like a child, felt like a child, thought like a child; now that I am become a man, I have done with childish things.

12 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.

For now we see as in a mirror, and are baffled, but then face to face; now I know in fragments, but then shall I understand even as I also have been understood.

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

Faith, Hope, Love endure - these three; but the greatest of these is Love.