1 Corinthians 13

The Way of Love

1 Listen, if I can speak in all kinds of languages, whether human or even angel talk, but I do not have love, I am just making noise like a clanking cymbal or a blaring horn.

2 If I got the gift to prophesy, if I understand all the deep mysteries, got mad knowledge, and have faith so strong I can move mountains, but I do not have love, I am nothing.

3 If I give away all my money to the poor and even let myself get burned up as a martyr, but I do not have love, I gained nothing.

4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not get jealous, it does not brag, and it is not proud.

5 Love does not act rude or selfish, it does not trip off things easily, and it does not keep count of people’s wrongs.

6 Love does not celebrate evil, but it is always hyped when the truth wins out.

7 Love always protects, always trusts, always hopes, and always keeps pushing through.

8 Love never fails. But prophecies, They will end. Tongues, They will be silenced. Knowledge, It will pass away.

9 Right now, we only know part of the story and prophesy part of it,

10 But when the full deal comes, the partial stuff will be gone.

11 When I was a kid, I talked like a kid, thought like a kid, acted like a kid. But when I grew up, I left all that kid stuff behind.

12 Now we see things like looking in a blurry mirror, but one day, we will see face to face. Right now I know in part, but then I will know fully, just like I am fully known by God.

13 So here is what remains: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.