Προς Κορινθιους Α΄ 13

1 εαν ταις γλωσσαις των ανθρωπων λαλω και των αγγελων αγαπην δε μη εχω γεγονα χαλκος ηχων η κυμβαλον αλαλαζον

If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a ringing gong or a clanging cymbal.

2 και εαν εχω προφητειαν και ειδω τα μυστηρια παντα και πασαν την γνωσιν και εαν εχω πασαν την πιστιν ωστε ορη μεθιστανειν αγαπην δε μη εχω ουδεν ειμι

If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have absolute faith so as to move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

3 και εαν ψωμισω παντα τα υπαρχοντα μου και εαν παραδω το σωμα μου ινα καυθησομαι αγαπην δε μη εχω ουδεν ωφελουμαι

If I give all I possess to the poor and exult in the surrender of my body, but have not love, I gain nothing.

4 η αγαπη μακροθυμει χρηστευεται η αγαπη ου ζηλοι η αγαπη ου περπερευεται ου φυσιουται

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

5 ουκ ασχημονει ου ζητει τα εαυτης ου παροξυνεται ου λογιζεται το κακον

It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs.

6 ου χαιρει επι τη αδικια συγχαιρει δε τη αληθεια

Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth.

7 παντα στεγει παντα πιστευει παντα ελπιζει παντα υπομενει

It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

8 η αγαπη ουδεποτε εκπιπτει ειτε δε προφητειαι καταργηθησονται ειτε γλωσσαι παυσονται ειτε γνωσις καταργηθησεται

Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be restrained; where there is knowledge, it will be dismissed.

9 εκ μερους δε γινωσκομεν και εκ μερους προφητευομεν

For we know in part and we prophesy in part,

10 οταν δε ελθη το τελειον τοτε το εκ μερους καταργηθησεται

but when the perfect comes, the partial passes away.

11 οτε ημην νηπιος ως νηπιος ελαλουν ως νηπιος εφρονουν ως νηπιος ελογιζομην οτε δε γεγονα ανηρ κατηργηκα τα του νηπιου

When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I set aside childish ways.

12 βλεπομεν γαρ αρτι δι εσοπτρου εν αινιγματι τοτε δε προσωπον προς προσωπον αρτι γινωσκω εκ μερους τοτε δε επιγνωσομαι καθως και επεγνωσθην

Now we see but a dim reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.

13 νυνι δε μενει πιστις ελπις αγαπη τα τρια ταυτα μειζων δε τουτων η αγαπη

And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love.