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AndκαὶifἐὰνI give away as foodψωμίσωallπάνταmy possessions,τὰ ὑπάρχοντά μουandκαὶifἐὰνI hand overπαραδῶmy bodyτὸ σῶμά μουso thatἵναI will be burned,καυθήσομαιbutδὲdo notμὴhaveἔχωlove,ἀγάπηνI gainὠφελοῦμαιnothing.οὐδὲν
1 Corinthians 13:3
Study it in the app“And 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.”
Without love, even the greatest gifts and sacrifices count for nothingLove
With the Greek beneath
1 Corinthians 13:3, word by word
- I give away as foodψωμίσωpsōmisō
give away
To hand out all one's goods to sustain others.
Where else “psōmisō” appears- my possessionsὑπάρχοντάhyparchonta
possessions
What one has, one's belongings.
Where else “hyparchonta” appears- I hand overπαραδῶparadō
betray
To give someone up to enemies, betray them.
Where else “paradō” appears- my bodyσῶμάsōma
body
The person in his physical part, living or dead.
Where else “sōma” appears- I will be burnedκαυθήσομαιkauthēsomai
burn up
To destroy something with fire.
Where else “kauthēsomai” 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 gainὠφελοῦμαιōpheloumai
help, benefit
Help, be of use.
Where else “ōpheloumai” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Many ancient manuscripts read “so that I may boast” instead of “so that I will be burned.”
The context
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.
3 · This verse (above)
4Love is patient, is kind; love does not envy; love does not brag, is not puffed up;