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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 13:3Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 13:321 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
Even ifwordG2532
ἐὰνean
ifwordG1437
ψωμίσωpsōmisō
I shall give awayverbG5595
πάνταpanta
alladjectiveG3956
τὰta
thearticleG3588
ὑπάρχοντάhyparchonta
possessionsverbG5225
μουmou
IpronounG1473
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
ἐὰνean
before, but, exceptwordG1437
παραδῶparadō
I shall deliver upverbG3860
τὸto
thearticleG3588
σῶμάsōma
bodynounG4983
μουmou
IpronounG1473
ἵναhina
thatwordG2443
καυθήσομαιkauthēsomai
burn, lightverbG2545
ἀγάπηνagapēn
lovenounG26
δὲde
howeverwordG1161
μὴ
notadverbG3361
ἔχωechō
may haveverbG2192
οὐδὲνouden
no thingadjectiveG3762
ὠφελοῦμαιōpheloumai
I am profitedverbG5623
Greek 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…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 32 on First Corinthians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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