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。