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 with the tongues of humans and of angels, but do not have love, I am a noisy gong, or a clanging cymbal.

2 {VAR1: καν } {VAR2: και εαν } εχω προφητειαν και ειδω τα μυστηρια παντα και πασαν την γνωσιν {VAR1: καν } {VAR2: και εαν } εχω πασαν την πιστιν ωστε ορη {VAR1: μεθιστανειν } {VAR2: μεθισταναι } αγαπην δε μη εχω ουθεν ειμι

If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.

3 καν ψωμισω παντα τα υπαρχοντα μου {VAR1: καν } {VAR2: και εαν } παραδω το σωμα μου ινα καυχησωμαι αγαπην δε μη εχω ουδεν ωφελουμαι

If I dole out all my goods to feed the poor, and if I surrender my body so that I may boast, but do not have love, it profits me nothing.

4 η αγαπη μακροθυμει χρηστευεται η αγαπη ου ζηλοι {VAR2: [η αγαπη] } ου περπερευεται ου φυσιουται

Love is patient and is kind; love does not envy. Love does not brag, is not proud,

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

does not behave itself inappropriately, does not seek its own way, is not irritable, does not keep a record of wrongs;

6 ου χαιρει επι τη αδικια συγχαιρει δε τη αληθεια

does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth;

7 παντα στεγει παντα πιστευει παντα ελπιζει παντα υπομενει

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

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

Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will be done away with. Where there are tongues, they will cease. Where there is knowledge, it will be done away with.

9 εκ μερους γαρ γινωσκομεν και εκ μερους προφητευομεν

For we know in part, and we prophesy in part;

10 οταν δε ελθη το τελειον το εκ μερους καταργηθησεται

but when that which is complete has come, that which is partial will be done away with.

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

When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I felt as a child, I thought as a child. Now that I have become an adult, I have put away childish things.

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

For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know fully, even as I was also fully known.

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

But now faith, hope, and love remain—these three. The greatest of these is love.