1 Corinthians 13:2

“And 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.”

1 Corinthians 13:2 · direct translation from the Greek
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Without love, even the greatest gifts and sacrifices count for nothingLove

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1 Corinthians 13:2, word by word

I haveἔχωechō

have

To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.

Where else “echō” appears
prophecyπροφητείανprophēteian

prophecy

Prophecy: a message from God spoken by a prophet; also prophesying.

Where else “prophēteian” appears
knowεἰδῶeidō

know

To hold a fact as certain, to be aware of it.

Where else “eidō” appears
the mysteriesμυστήριαmystēria

mystery

Mystery: what was hidden and God makes known.

Where else “mystēria” appears
knowledgeγνῶσινgnōsin

knowledge

Knowledge.

Where else “gnōsin” appears
faithπίστινpistin

trust

Truly trusting in God or in Jesus.

Where else “pistin” appears
so asὥστεhōste

so that

So much that, to the point that.

Where else “hōste” appears
to moveμεθιστάναιmethistanai

move

Carry from one place to another.

Where else “methistanai” appears
mountainsὄρηorē

mountain

Mountain, hill.

Where else “orē” appears
loveἀγάπηνagapēn

love

Love that gives itself, seeking the other's good, like God's.

Where else “agapēn” appears
I amεἰμιeimi

be

To be: says who or what something is.

Where else “eimi” appears

The context

1If 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.

2 · This verse (above)

3And if I give away as food all my possessions, and if I hand over my body so that I will be burned, but do not have love, I gain nothing.

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