1 Corinthians 13

Παῦλος emphasizes the supremacy of **ἀγάπη** (agape), declaring that spiritual gifts like tongues, prophecy, knowledge, faith, and even sacrificial acts are worthless without it[1][6]. He describes ἀγάπη as patient, kind, not envious or boastful, enduring all things, never failing, surpassing childish ways, with faith, hope, and ἀγάπη abiding, the greatest being ἀγάπη[1][3][4].

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if if-ever (in case that) with the to/for the (feminine plural) tongues with tongues of the the (masculine singular direct object) men of human-beings I speak I am speaking and and/also of the the (masculine singular direct object) angels a messenger (accusative masculine singular) / of messengers (genitive masculine plural) love self-giving love (direct-object, feminine singular) but and-yet not not (qualified/volitional negation) have I am holding I have become I have come-into-being (and now am) brass copper-metal sounding the one holding or or (disjunctive alternative) cymbal a hollow-resounding cymbal clanging the clamoring-sounding (thing)
Verse 1 ἐὰν ean if if-ever (in case that) CONJ.S ταῖς tais with the to/for the (feminine plural) ART DAT F PL γλώσσαις glossais tongues with tongues N DAT F PL τῶν ton of the the (masculine singular direct object) ART GEN M PL ἀνθρώπων anthropon men of human-beings N GEN M PL λαλῶ lalo I speak I am speaking V PRS ACT SUBJ 1P SG καὶ kai and and/also CONJ τῶν ton-2 of the the (masculine singular direct object) ART GEN M PL ἀγγέλων aggelon angels a messenger (accusative masculine singular) / of messengers (genitive masculine plural) N GEN M PL ἀγάπην agapen love self-giving love (direct-object, feminine singular) N ACC F SG δὲ de but and-yet CONJ μὴ me not not (qualified/volitional negation) ADV ἔχω echo have I am holding V PRS ACT SUBJ 1P SG γέγονα gegona I have become I have come-into-being (and now am) V PRF ACT IND 1P SG χαλκὸς chalkos brass copper-metal N NOM M SG ἠχῶν echon sounding the one holding V PRS ACT PTCP NOM M SG ἢ e or or (disjunctive alternative) CONJ κύμβαλον kumbalon cymbal a hollow-resounding cymbal N NOM N SG ἀλαλάζον alalazon clanging the clamoring-sounding (thing) V PRS ACT PTCP NOM N SG
and and/also if if-ever (in case that) I have I am holding prophecy the prophetic-declaration and and/also I know I might come to see the the things mysteries the silence-kept secrets all all things and and/also all the whole (feminine singular, accusative) the the (feminine singular, direct-object) knowledge the knowing and and/also if if-ever (in case that) I have I am holding all the whole (feminine singular, accusative) the the (feminine singular, direct-object) faith trustful-reliance so that so-as-to-result-that mountains the uplifted mountain-heights to remove to be transferring (causing to stand elsewhere) love self-giving love (direct-object, feminine singular) but and-yet not not (qualified/volitional negation) I have I am holding nothing not-even-one-thing I am I am (I exist)
Verse 2 καὶ kai and and/also CONJ ἐὰν ean if if-ever (in case that) CONJ.S ἔχω echo I have I am holding V PRS ACT SUBJ 1P SG προφητείαν propheteian prophecy the prophetic-declaration N ACC F SG καὶ kai-2 and and/also CONJ εἰδῶ eido I know I might come to see V PRF ACT SUBJ 1P SG τὰ ta the the things ART ACC N PL μυστήρια musteria mysteries the silence-kept secrets N ACC N PL πάντα panta all all things QUAN ACC N PL καὶ kai-3 and and/also CONJ πᾶσαν pasan all the whole (feminine singular, accusative) QUAN ACC F SG τὴν ten the the (feminine singular, direct-object) ART ACC F SG γνῶσιν gnosin knowledge the knowing N ACC F SG καὶ kai-4 and and/also CONJ ἐὰν ean-2 if if-ever (in case that) CONJ.S ἔχω echo-2 I have I am holding V PRS ACT SUBJ 1P SG πᾶσαν pasan-2 all the whole (feminine singular, accusative) QUAN ACC F SG τὴν ten-2 the the (feminine singular, direct-object) ART ACC F SG πίστιν pistin faith trustful-reliance N ACC F SG ὥστε oste so that so-as-to-result-that CONJ.S ὄρη ore mountains the uplifted mountain-heights N ACC N PL μεθιστάναι methistanai to remove to be transferring (causing to stand elsewhere) V PRS ACT INF ἀγάπην agapen love self-giving love (direct-object, feminine singular) N ACC F SG δὲ de but and-yet CONJ μὴ me not not (qualified/volitional negation) ADV ἔχω echo-3 I have I am holding V PRS ACT SUBJ 1P SG οὐθέν outhen nothing not-even-one-thing PRO.I NOM N SG εἰμι eimi I am I am (I exist) V PRS ACT IND 1P SG
and if and-if (even-if) I give away to feed I fed with morsels all all things the the things possessions the things presently-being-at-hand my of me (first-person singular) and and/also if if-ever (in case that) I give over might hand over the the (nominative neuter singular thing) body the whole-body my of me (first-person singular) so that in-order-that I may boast I might boast for myself; I will boast for myself love self-giving love (direct-object, feminine singular) but and-yet not not (qualified/volitional negation) I have I am holding nothing not-even-one-thing I am profited I was being benefited
Verse 3 κἂν kan and if and-if (even-if) CONJ.S ψωμίσω psomiso I give away to feed I fed with morsels V AOR ACT SUBJ 1P SG πάντα panta all all things PRO.I ACC N PL τὰ ta the the things PRO.D ACC N PL ὑπάρχοντά uparchonta possessions the things presently-being-at-hand V PRS ACT PTCP ACC N PL μου mou my of me (first-person singular) PRO.P 1P GEN SG καὶ kai and and/also CONJ ἐὰν ean if if-ever (in case that) CONJ.S παραδῶ parado I give over might hand over V AOR ACT SUBJ 1P SG τὸ to the the (nominative neuter singular thing) ART ACC N SG σῶμά soma body the whole-body N ACC N SG μου mou-2 my of me (first-person singular) PRO.P 1P GEN SG ἵνα ina so that in-order-that CONJ.S καυχήσωμαι kauchesomai I may boast I might boast for myself; I will boast for myself V AOR MID SUBJ 1P SG ἀγάπην agapen love self-giving love (direct-object, feminine singular) N ACC F SG δὲ de but and-yet CONJ μὴ me not not (qualified/volitional negation) ADV ἔχω echo I have I am holding V PRS ACT SUBJ 1P SG οὐδὲν ouden nothing not-even-one-thing PRO.I ACC N SG ὠφελοῦμαι opheloumai I am profited I was being benefited V PRS PASS IND 1P SG
When at-which-time I was I was being a child a speech-less one (masculine singular) I spoke they were speaking like just-as / in-the-manner-that a child a speech-less one (masculine singular) I thought I was setting my mind like just-as / in-the-manner-that a child a speech-less one (masculine singular) I reasoned I was reckoning for myself like just-as / in-the-manner-that a child a speech-less one (masculine singular) when at-which-time I became I have come-into-being (and now am) a man a man (male individual) I put away I have rendered completely idle the the things of the of the (masculine singular one) child of a non-speaking one
Verse 11 ὅτε ote When at-which-time CONJ.S ἤμην emen I was I was being V IMPF MID IND 1P SG νήπιος nepios a child a speech-less one (masculine singular) ADJ.P NOM M SG ἐλάλουν elaloun I spoke they were speaking V IMPF ACT IND 1P SG ὡς os like just-as / in-the-manner-that CONJ.S νήπιος nepios-2 a child a speech-less one (masculine singular) ADJ.S NOM M SG ἐφρόνουν ephronoun I thought I was setting my mind V IMPF ACT IND 1P SG ὡς os-2 like just-as / in-the-manner-that CONJ.S νήπιος nepios-3 a child a speech-less one (masculine singular) ADJ.S NOM M SG ἐλογιζόμην elogizomen I reasoned I was reckoning for myself V IMPF MID IND 1P SG ὡς os-3 like just-as / in-the-manner-that CONJ.S νήπιος nepios-4 a child a speech-less one (masculine singular) ADJ.S NOM M SG ὅτε ote-2 when at-which-time CONJ.S γέγονα gegona I became I have come-into-being (and now am) V PRF ACT IND 1P SG ἀνήρ aner a man a man (male individual) N NOM M SG κατήργηκα katergeka I put away I have rendered completely idle V PRF ACT IND 1P SG τὰ ta the the things PRO.D ACC N PL τοῦ tou of the of the (masculine singular one) ART GEN M SG νηπίου nepiou child of a non-speaking one ADJ.S GEN M SG
we see we are seeing for for (giving-reason) now just-now through through (by means of, governing the genitive) a mirror of the looking-into mirror in in (within/by means of, governing the dative) dimly in an enigma then at-that-time but and-yet face the face/presence (neuter singular, nominative or accusative) to toward/unto face the face/presence (neuter singular, nominative or accusative) now just-now I know I am knowing in out-from (governing the genitive) part of a portion then at-that-time but and-yet I will know fully I will fully-know for myself as according-as also and/also I have been fully known I was fully-known
Verse 12 βλέπομεν blepomen we see we are seeing V PRS ACT IND 1P PL γὰρ gar for for (giving-reason) CONJ ἄρτι arti now just-now ADV δι’ di through through (by means of, governing the genitive) PREP GEN ἐσόπτρου esoptrou a mirror of the looking-into mirror N GEN N SG ἐν en in in (within/by means of, governing the dative) PREP DAT αἰνίγματι ainigmati dimly in an enigma N DAT N SG τότε tote then at-that-time ADV δὲ de but and-yet CONJ πρόσωπον prosopon face the face/presence (neuter singular, nominative or accusative) N ACC N SG πρὸς pros to toward/unto PREP ACC πρόσωπον prosopon-2 face the face/presence (neuter singular, nominative or accusative) N ACC N SG ἄρτι arti-2 now just-now ADV γινώσκω ginosko I know I am knowing V PRS ACT IND 1P SG ἐκ ek in out-from (governing the genitive) PREP GEN μέρους merous part of a portion N GEN N SG τότε tote-2 then at-that-time ADV δὲ de-2 but and-yet CONJ ἐπιγνώσομαι epignosomai I will know fully I will fully-know for myself V FUT MID IND 1P SG καθὼς kathos as according-as ADV καὶ kai also and/also ADV ἐπεγνώσθην epegnosthen I have been fully known I was fully-known V AOR PASS IND 1P SG
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