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IfἘὰνI speakλαλῶin the tonguesταῖς γλώσσαιςof humansτῶν ἀνθρώπωνandκαὶof angelsτῶν ἀγγέλωνbutδὲdo notμὴhaveἔχωlove,ἀγάπηνI have becomeγέγοναa resoundingἠχῶνbronze gongχαλκὸςorἢa clangingἀλαλάζονcymbal.κύμβαλον
1 Corinthians 13:1
Study it in the app“If I speak in the tongues of humans and of angels but do not have love, I have become a resounding bronze gong or a clanging cymbal.”
Without love, even the greatest gifts and sacrifices count for nothingLove
With the Greek beneath
1 Corinthians 13:1, word by word
- I speakλαλῶlalō
speak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “lalō” appears- in the tonguesγλώσσαιςglōssais
tongues
The gift of speaking in tongues the Spirit gives.
Where else “glōssais” appears- of humansἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōn
person
A person, man or woman.
Where else “anthrōpōn” appears- of angelsἀγγέλωνangelōn
angel
A messenger from heaven who serves God.
Where else “angelōn” appears- haveἔχωechō
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echō” appears- loveἀγάπηνagapēn
love
Love that gives itself, seeking the other's good, like God's.
Where else “agapēn” appears- I have becomeγέγοναgegona
become
To turn into something new, different from before.
Where else “gegona” appears- a resoundingἠχῶνēchōn
sound, roar
Sound, make a noise, roar.
Where else “ēchōn” appears- bronze gongχαλκὸςchalkos
bronze
A reddish metal, like bronze or copper.
Where else “chalkos” appears- a clangingἀλαλάζονalalazon
clang
To ring with hollow noise, like a cymbal.
Where else “alalazon” appears- cymbalκύμβαλονkymbalon
cymbal
Cymbal: a metal plate struck to make a loud sound.
Where else “kymbalon” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2And if I have prophecy and know all the mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.