The greatest gift
1
εαν
if-ever
if-ever
ταις
[to]-the
[to]-the
γλωσσαις
[to]-tongues
[to]-tongues
των
[of]-the
[of]-the
ανθρωπων
[of]-people
[of]-people
λαλω
I-am-talking
I-am-talking
και
and
and
των
[of]-the
[of]-the
αγγελων
[of]-angels
[of]-angels
αγαπην
love
love
δε
yet
yet
μη
not
not
εχω
I-have
I-have
γεγονα
I-have-come-to-be
I-have-come-to-be
χαλκος
copper
copper
ηχων
resounding
resounding
η
or-else
or-else
κυμβαλον
cymbal
cymbal
αλαλαζον
shouting
shouting
2
και
and
and
εαν
if-ever
if-ever
εχω
I-have
I-have
προφητειαν
prophecy
prophecy
και
and
and
ειδω
I-look
I-look
τα
the
the
μυστηρια
secrets
secrets
παντα
all
all
και
and
and
πασαν
all
all
την
the
the
γνωσιν
knowledge
knowledge
και
and
and
εαν
if-ever
if-ever
εχω
I-have
I-have
πασαν
all
all
την
the
the
πιστιν
trust
trust
ὡστε
so-too
so-too
ορη
mountains
mountains
μεθισταναι
to-transport
to-transport
αγαπην
love
love
δε
yet
yet
μη
not
not
εχω
I-have
I-have
ουδεν
not-even-one
not-even-one
ειμι
I-am
I-am
3
και
and
and
εαν
if-ever
if-ever
ψωμισω
I-should-hand-out
I-should-hand-out
παντα
all
all
τα
the
the
ὑπαρχοντα
possessions
possessions
μου
[of]-me
[of]-me
και
and
and
εαν
if-ever
if-ever
παραδω
I-may-hand-over
I-may-hand-over
το
the
the
σωμα
body
body
μου
[of]-me
[of]-me
ἱνα
that
that
καυχησωμαι
I-should-brag
I-should-brag
αγαπην
love
love
δε
yet
yet
μη
not
not
εχω
I-have
I-have
ουδεν
not-even-one
not-even-one
ωφελουμαι
I-am-benefited
I-am-benefited
4
ἡ
the
the
αγαπη
love
love
μακροθυμει
is-persevering
is-persevering
χρηστευεται
is-kind
is-kind
ἡ
the
the
αγαπη
love
love
ου
not
not
ζηλοι
is-greatly-desiring
is-greatly-desiring
ου
not
not
περπερευεται
is-self-promoting
is-self-promoting
ου
not
not
φυσιουται
is-inflated
is-inflated
5
ουκ
not
not
ασχημονει
is-behaving-dishonorably
is-behaving-dishonorably
ου
not
not
ζητει
is-seeking
is-seeking
τα
the
the
ἑαυτης
[of]-self/selves
[of]-self/selves
ου
not
not
παροξυνεται
is-spurred
is-spurred
ου
not
not
λογιζεται
is-calculated
is-calculated
το
the
the
κακον
depraved
depraved
6
ου
not
not
χαιρει
is-being-happy
is-being-happy
επι
on
on
τη
[to]-the
[to]-the
αδικια
[to]-injustice
[to]-injustice
συγχαιρει
you-are-celebrating-together
you-are-celebrating-together
δε
yet
yet
τη
[to]-the
[to]-the
αληθεια
[to]-truth
[to]-truth
7
παντα
all
all
στεγει
is-forfeiting
is-forfeiting
παντα
all
all
πιστευει
is-trusting
is-trusting
παντα
all
all
ελπιζει
is-expecting
is-expecting
παντα
all
all
ὑπομενει
is-enduring
is-enduring
8
ἡ
the
the
αγαπη
love
love
ουδεποτε
not-ever
not-ever
πιπτει
is-falling
is-falling
ειτε
if-also
if-also
δε
yet
yet
προφητειαι
prophecies
prophecies
καταργηθησονται
they-shall-be-neutralized
they-shall-be-neutralized
ειτε
if-also
if-also
γλωσσαι
tongues
tongues
παυσονται
they-shall-stop
they-shall-stop
ειτε
if-also
if-also
γνωσις
knowledge
knowledge
καταργηθησεται
shall-be-neutralized
shall-be-neutralized
9
εκ
out
out
μερους
[of]-share
[of]-share
γαρ
because
because
γινωσκομεν
we-are-knowing
we-are-knowing
και
and
and
εκ
out
out
μερους
[of]-share
[of]-share
προφητευομεν
we-are-prophesying
we-are-prophesying
10
ὁταν
whenever
whenever
δε
yet
yet
ελθη
may-come
may-come
το
the
the
τελειον
mature
mature
το
the
the
εκ
out
out
μερους
[of]-share
[of]-share
καταργηθησεται
shall-be-neutralized
shall-be-neutralized
11
ὁτε
when
when
ημην
I-was
I-was
νηπιος
infantile
infantile
ελαλουν
I-talked
I-talked
ὡς
as
as
νηπιος
infantile
infantile
εφρονουν
I-thought
I-thought
ὡς
as
as
νηπιος
infantile
infantile
ελογιζομην
I-calculated
I-calculated
ὡς
as
as
νηπιος
infantile
infantile
ὁτε
when
when
γεγονα
I-have-come-to-be
I-have-come-to-be
ανηρ
man
man
κατηργηκα
I-have-neutralized
I-have-neutralized
τα
the
the
του
[of]-the
[of]-the
νηπιου
[of]-infantile
[of]-infantile
12
βλεπομεν
we-are-observing
we-are-observing
γαρ
because
because
αρτι
now
now
δι᾽
through
through
εσοπτρου
[of]-mirror
[of]-mirror
εν
in
in
αινιγματι
[to]-riddle
[to]-riddle
τοτε
then
then
δε
yet
yet
προσωπον
face
face
προς
toward
toward
προσωπον
face
face
αρτι
now
now
γινωσκω
I-am-knowing
I-am-knowing
εκ
out
out
μερους
[of]-share
[of]-share
τοτε
then
then
δε
yet
yet
επιγνωσομαι
I-shall-have-full-knowledge
I-shall-have-full-knowledge
καθως
according-to
according-to
και
and
and
επεγνωσθην
I-am-fully-known
I-am-fully-known
13
νυνι
now
now
δε
yet
yet
μενει
is-remaining
is-remaining
πιστις
trust
trust
ελπις
hope
hope
αγαπη
love
love
τα
the
the
τρια
three
three
ταυτα
these-things
these-things
μειζων
greater
greater
δε
yet
yet
τουτων
[of]-these
[of]-these
ἡ
the
the
αγαπη
love
love