1 Corinthians 13:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.”
1 Corinthians 13:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Corinthians 13:3 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Corinthians 13:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“If I give away all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body to be burned, but don’t have love, it profits me nothing.”
1 Corinthians 13:3 — World English Bible
1 Corinthians 13:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And if I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profiteth me nothing. ”
1 Corinthians 13:3 — American Standard Version
1 Corinthians 13:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and if I give away to feed others all my goods, and if I give up my body that I may be burned, and have not love, I am profited nothing.”
1 Corinthians 13:3 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Corinthians 13:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And if I shall dole out all my goods in food, and if I deliver up my body that I may be burned, but have not love, I profit nothing. ”
1 Corinthians 13:3 — Darby Translation
1 Corinthians 13:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And though I feede the poore with all my goods, and though I giue my body, that I be burned, and haue not loue, it profiteth me nothing.”
1 Corinthians 13:3 — Geneva Bible
1 Corinthians 13:3 in Context — 1 Corinthians 13
1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
2 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.
3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
What Does 1 Corinthians 13:3 Mean?
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