1 Corinthians 13:3 — King James Version← Study notes
“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 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 Corinthians 13:321 words
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 13:3
“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 profits me nothing.” Wonderful amplification! For even these things too he states with another addition: in that he said not, “if I give to the poor the half of my goods,” or “two or three parts,” but, “though I give all my goods.” And he said not, “give,” but, “distribute in morsels ,” so that to the expense may be added the administering also with all care. But not…
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