Προς Κορινθιους Α΄ 13

1 εαν ταισ γλωσσαισ των ανθρωπων λαλω και των αγγελων αγαπην δε μη εχω γεγονα χαλκοσ ηχων η κυμβαλον αλαλαζον

Although with the tongues of men, I be speaking, and of messengers, and have not, love, I have become resounding brass, 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 ουθεν ειμι

And, though I have [the gift of] prophesying, and know all sacred secrets, and all knowledge, —and though I have all faith, so as to be removing mountains, and have not, love, I am, nothing;

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

And, though I morsel out all my goods, —and though I deliver up my body, that I may boast, and have not, love, I am profited, nothing.

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

Love, is patient, is gracious. Love, is not envious, vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

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

Acteth not unbecomingly, seeketh not her own things, is not easily provoked, imputeth not that which is base,

6 ου χαιρει επι τη αδικια συγχαιρει δε τη αληθεια

Rejoiceth not over unrighteousness, but rejoiceth in sympathy with truth, —

7 παντα στεγει παντα πιστευει παντα ελπιζει παντα υπομενει

All things, covereth, all things, believeth, all things, hopeth, all things, endureth.

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

Love, at no time, faileth; —but, whether prophesyings, they shall be done away, whether tongues, they shall cease, whether gaining knowledge, it shall be done away;

9 εκ μερουσ δε γινωσκομεν και εκ μερουσ προφητευομεν

For, in part, are we gaining knowledge, and, in part, are we prophesying, —

10 οταν δε ελθη το τελειον τοτε το εκ μερουσ καταργηθησεται

But, as soon as that which is complete is come, that which is in part, shall be done 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 used to speak as a child, to prefer as child, to reason as a child: now I have become a man, I have laid aside the things of the child!

12 βλεπομεν γαρ αρτι δι εσοπτρου εν αινιγματι τοτε δε προσωπον προσ προσωπον αρτι γινωσκω εκ μερουσ τοτε δε επιγνωσομαι καθωσ και επεγνωσθην

For we see, as yet, through a dim window, obscurely, but, then, face to face: as yet, I gain knowledge, in part, but, then, shall I fully know, even as I was also fully known.

13 νυνι δε μενει πιστισ ελπισ αγαπη τα τρια ταυτα μειζων δε τουτων η αγαπη

But, now abide—faith, hope, love, —these three; but, the greatest of these, is, love.