1 If I make use of the tongues of men and of angels, and have not love, I am like sounding brass, or a loud-tongued bell.
2 And if I have a prophet's power, and have knowledge of all secret things; and if I have all faith, by which mountains may be moved from their place, but have not love, I am nothing.
3 And if I give all my goods to the poor, and if I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it is of no profit to me.
4 Love is never tired of waiting; love is kind; love has no envy; love has no high opinion of itself, love has no pride;
5 Love's ways are ever fair, it takes no thought for itself; it is not quickly made angry, it takes no account of evil;
6 It takes no pleasure in wrongdoing, but has joy in what is true;
7 Love has the power of undergoing all things, having faith in all things, hoping all things.
8 Though the prophet's word may come to an end, tongues come to nothing, and knowledge have no more value, love has no end.
9 For our knowledge is only in part, and the prophet's word gives only a part of what is true:
10 But when that which is complete is come, then that which is in part will be no longer necessary.
11 When I was a child, I made use of a child's language, I had a child's feelings and a child's thoughts: now that I am a man, I have put away the things of a child.
12 For now we see things in a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now my knowledge is in part; then it will be complete, even as God's knowledge of me.
13 But now we still have faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love.
1 我若能说世人和天使的方言， 却没有爱， 我就成了鸣的锣、响的钹一样。
2 我若有先知讲道的恩赐， 也明白各样的奥秘， 各样的知识； 并且有全备的信， 叫我能够移山， 却没有爱， 我就算不得什么。
3 我若把一切所有的分给人， 又舍己身被人焚烧， 却没有爱， 对我仍然毫无益处。
4 爱是恒久忍耐， 又有恩慈。爱是不嫉妒， 不自夸， 不张狂；
5 不作失礼的事， 不求自己的益处， 不轻易动怒， 不计较人的过犯；
6 不喜欢不义， 只喜欢真理。
7 爱是凡事包容， 凡事相信， 凡事盼望， 凡事忍耐。
8 爱是永存不息的。先知的讲道终必过去， 方言终必停止， 知识终必消失。
9 因为我们现在所知道的， 只是一部分； 所讲的道也只是一部分；
10 等那完全的来到， 这部分的就要过去了。
11 我作孩子的时候， 说话像孩子， 心思像孩子， 想法像孩子， 既然长大了， 就把孩子的事都丢弃了。
12 我们现在是对着镜子观看， 模糊不清， 到那时就要面对面了。我现在所知道的只是一部分， 到那时就完全知道了， 好像主完全知道我一样。
13 现在常存的有信、望、爱这三样， 其中最大的是爱。