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And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing. |
And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing. |
And if I give all my possessions to feed the poor, and if I deliver my body to be burned, but do not have love, it profits me nothing. |
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If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames (some, that I may boast), but have not love, I gain nothing. |
Even if I dole out all that I have [to the poor in providing] food, and if I surrender my body to be burned or in order that I may glory, but have not love (God’s love in me), I gain nothing. |
And if I use all my possessions to feed the poor, and if I deliver up my body [as a martyr] in order that I may glory, but do not have love, I am being profited in not even one thing. |
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If I dispose of all that I possess, yes, even if I give my own body to be burned, but have no love, I achieve precisely nothing. |
If I should dole out everything I have for charity, and give my body up to torture in mere boasting pride, but have no love, I get from it no good at all. |
And 2532 though 1437 I bestow all 3956 my 3450 goods 5224 to feed 5595 the poor, and 2532 though 1437 I give 3860 my 3450 body 4983 to 2443 be burned, 2545 and 2532 have 2192 not 3361 charity, 26 it profiteth 5623 me nothing. 3762 |
- No cross references or parallel passage have been cited for this verse.
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