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1 Corinthians 13:2

In 9 translations

BSB
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.
KJV
And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.
WEB
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 don’t have love, I am nothing.
ASV
And 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 have not love, I am nothing.
LSV
and if I have prophecy, and know all the secrets, and all the knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, and do not have love, I am nothing;
YLT
and if I have prophecy, and know all the secrets, and all the knowledge, and if I have all the faith, so as to remove mountains, and have not love, I am nothing;
DBY
And if I have prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
DRC
And if I should have prophecy and should know all mysteries, and all knowledge, and if I should have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.
GNV
And though I had the gift of prophecie, and knewe all secrets and all knowledge, yea, if I had all faith, so that I could remooue mountaines and had not loue, I were nothing.

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (5)
  • Word order: Westcott–Hort place καὶ elsewhere in this verse.
  • Spelling of ἐὰν: Westcott–Hort: κἂν.
  • Word order: Westcott–Hort, Tregelles place καὶ elsewhere in this verse.
  • Spelling of ἐὰν: Westcott–Hort, Tregelles: κἂν.
  • Spelling of μεθιστάναι: Westcott–Hort, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text: μεθιστάνειν.
SBLGNT apparatus (3)

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  • SBLGNT: ⸂καὶ ἐὰν⸃. Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition, Robinson–Pierpont read ⸂καὶ ἐὰν⸃; Westcott and Hort (1881) read κἂν.
  • SBLGNT: ⸄καὶ ἐὰν⸅. Nestle–Aland 28th edition, Robinson–Pierpont read ⸄καὶ ἐὰν⸅; Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles read κἂν.
  • SBLGNT: μεθιστάναι. Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read μεθιστάναι; Westcott and Hort (1881), Robinson–Pierpont read μεθιστάνειν.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ ἐὰν ἔχω προφητείαν καὶ εἰδῶ τὰ μυστήρια πάντα καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν γνῶσιν, καὶ ἐὰν ἔχω πᾶσαν τὴν πίστιν ὥστε ὄρη μεθιστάναι, ἀγάπην δὲ μὴ ἔχω, οὐθέν εἰμι.
RP2018
Καὶ ἐὰν ἔχω προφητείαν, καὶ εἰδῶ τὰ μυστήρια πάντα καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν γνῶσιν, καὶ ἐὰν ἔχω πᾶσαν τὴν πίστιν, ὥστε ὄρη μεθιστάνειν, ἀγάπην δὲ μὴ ἔχω, οὐθέν εἰμι.
TR-Boyd
Καὶ ἐὰν ἔχω προφητείαν, καὶ εἰδῶ τὰ μυστήρια πάντα καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν γνῶσιν, καὶ ἐὰν ἔχω πᾶσαν τὴν πίστιν, ὥστε ὄρη μεθιστάνειν, ἀγάπην δὲ μὴ ἔχω, οὐδέν εἰμι.οὐδέν ¦ οὐθέν ST
SCR1894
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

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • 1 John 4:8Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.
  • 1 Corinthians 13:3If I give all I possess to the poor and exult in the surrender of my body, but have not love, I gain nothing.
  • 1 John 4:20–21If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen. And we have this commandment from Him: Whoever loves…
  • Matthew 17:20“Because you have so little faith,” He answered. “For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be…
  • Matthew 21:21“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.
  • 1 Corinthians 16:22If anyone does not love the Lord, let him be under a curse. Come, O Lord!
  • 1 Corinthians 12:8–10To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, to another the message of knowledge by the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, to another…
  • Ephesians 3:4In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,
  • 1 Corinthians 13:1If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a ringing gong or a clanging cymbal.
  • Galatians 5:16So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.
  • 1 Corinthians 14:1–2Earnestly pursue love and eagerly desire spiritual gifts, especially the gift of prophecy. For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men, but to God. Indeed, no one understands him; he utters mysteries in the…
  • Colossians 1:26the mystery that was hidden for ages and generations but is now revealed to His saints.
  • Mark 11:22–23“Have faith in God,” Jesus said to them. “Truly I tell you that if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and has no doubt in his heart but believes that it will happen, it will be done…
  • Matthew 7:22–23Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’ Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you…
  • 1 Corinthians 7:19Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Keeping God’s commandments is what counts.
  • Galatians 5:22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

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