1 Corinthians 13 interlinear
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Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
ἘὰνIfconjG1437ταῖςin theart dat pl fG3588γλώσσαιςtonguesnoun dat pl fG1100τῶνtheart gen pl mG3588ἀνθρώπωνof mennoun gen pl mG444λαλῶI shall speakverb pres act subj 1 sgG2980καὶandconjG2532τῶνtheart gen pl mG3588ἀγγέλων,of angels,noun gen pl mG32ἀγάπηνlovenoun acc sg fG26δὲhoweverconjG1161μὴnotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3361ἔχω,may have,verb pres act subj 1 sgG2192γέγοναI have becomeverb 2 perf act ind 1 sgG1096χαλκὸςa brassnoun nom sg mG5475ἠχῶνsoundingverb pres act ptc nom sg mG2278ἢorconjG2228κύμβαλονa cymbalnoun nom sg nG2950ἀλαλάζον.clanging.verb pres act ptc nom sg nG214 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.
καὶAndconjG2532ἐὰνifconjG1437ἔχωI shall haveverb pres act subj 1 sgG2192προφητείανprophecynoun acc sg fG4394καὶandconjG2532εἰδῶunderstandverb perf act subj 1 sgG6063τὰtheart acc pl nG3588μυστήριαmysteriesnoun acc pl nG3466πάνταalladj acc pl nG3956καὶandconjG2532πᾶσανalladj acc sg fG3956τὴνtheart acc sg fG3588γνῶσιν,knowledge,noun acc sg fG1108καὶAndconjG2532ἐὰνifconjG1437ἔχωI shall haveverb pres act subj 1 sgG2192πᾶσανalladj acc sg fG3956τὴνtheart acc sg fG3588πίστινfaithnoun acc sg fG4102ὥστεso asconjG5620ὄρηmountainsnoun acc pl nG3735μεθιστάναι,to remove,verb pres act infG3179ἀγάπηνlovenoun acc sg fG26δὲhoweverconjG1161μὴnotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3361ἔχω,may have,verb pres act subj 1 sgG2192οὐθένno [thing]adj nom sg nG3762εἰμι.I am.verb pres act ind 1 sgG1510 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.
κἂνEven ifconjG2532ψωμίσωI shall give awayverb aor act subj 1 sgG5595πάνταalladj acc pl nG3956τὰtheart acc pl nG3588ὑπάρχοντάpossessionsverb pres act ptc acc pl nG5225μου,of mine,pers pron 1 gen sgG3165καὶAndconjG2532ἐὰνifconjG1437παραδῶI shall deliver upverb 2 aor act subj 1 sgG3860τὸtheart acc sg nG3588σῶμάbodynoun acc sg nG4983μουof minepers pron 1 gen sgG3165ἵναthatconjG2443καυχήσωμαι,I may boast,verb aor mid Deponent subj 1 sgG2744ἀγάπηνlovenoun acc sg fG26δὲhoweverconjG1161μὴnotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3361ἔχω,may have,verb pres act subj 1 sgG2192οὐδὲνno [thing]adj acc sg nG3762ὠφελοῦμαι.¶I am profited.verb pres pass ind 1 sgG5623 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
Ἡtheart nom sg fG3588ἀγάπηLovenoun nom sg fG26μακροθυμεῖ,is patient,verb pres act ind 3 sgG3114χρηστεύεται,is kind,verb pres mid or pass Deponent ind 3 sgG5541ἡtheart nom sg fG3588ἀγάπηlovenoun nom sg fG26οὐnotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3756ζηλοῖ,is envious,verb pres act ind 3 sgG2206ἡtheart nom sg fG3588ἀγάπηlovenoun nom sg fG26οὐnotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3756περπερεύεται,is boastful,verb pres mid or pass Deponent ind 3 sgG4068οὐnotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3756φυσιοῦται,is puffed up,verb pres pass ind 3 sgG5448 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
οὐκnotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3756ἀσχημονεῖ,acts unbecomingly,verb pres act ind 3 sgG807οὐnotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3756ζητεῖseeksverb pres act ind 3 sgG2212τὰthe [things]art acc pl nG3588ἑαυτῆς,of its own,Reflexive pronoun 3 gen sg fG1438οὐnotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3756παροξύνεται,is easily provoked,verb pres pass ind 3 sgG3947οὐnotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3756λογίζεταιit keeps accountverb pres mid or pass Deponent ind 3 sgG3049τὸtheart acc sg nG3588κακόν,of wrongs,adj acc sg nG2556 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
οὐnotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3756χαίρειdelightsverb pres act ind 3 sgG5463ἐπὶatprepG1909τῇtheart dat sg fG3588ἀδικίᾳ,unrighteousness,noun dat sg fG93συγχαίρειrejoicesverb pres act ind 3 sgG4796δὲhoweverconjG1161τῇin theart dat sg fG3588ἀληθείᾳ,truth,noun dat sg fG225 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
πάνταAll thingsadj acc pl nG3956στέγει,it bears,verb pres act ind 3 sgG4722πάνταall thingsadj acc pl nG3956πιστεύει,believes,verb pres act ind 3 sgG4100πάνταall thingsadj acc pl nG3956ἐλπίζει,hopes,verb pres act ind 3 sgG1679πάνταall thingsadj acc pl nG3956ὑπομένει.endures.verb pres act ind 3 sgG5278 Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.
ἡtheart nom sg fG3588ἀγάπηLovenoun nom sg fG26οὐδέποτεneveradv or adverb and particle combined NegativeG3763πίπτει.¶falls.verb pres act ind 3 sgG4098ΕἴτεifconjG1535δὲhoweverconjG1161προφητεῖαι,[there are] prophesies,noun nom pl fG4394καταργηθήσονται·they will be abated;verb fut pass ind 3 plG2673εἴτεifconjG1535γλῶσσαι,tongues,noun nom pl fG1100παύσονται·they will cease;verb fut mid Deponent ind 3 plG3973εἴτεifconjG1535γνῶσις,knowledgenoun nom sg fG1108καταργηθήσεται.it will be abated.verb fut pass ind 3 sgG2673 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.
ἐκInprepG1537μέρουςpartnoun gen sg nG3313γὰρforconjG1063γινώσκομενwe knowverb pres act ind 1 plG1097καὶandconjG2532ἐκinprepG1537μέρουςpartnoun gen sg nG3313προφητεύομεν·we prophesy;verb pres act ind 1 plG4395 But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.
ὅτανwhenconjG3752δὲhoweverconjG1161ἔλθῃmay comeverb 2 aor act subj 3 sgG2064τὸtheart nom sg nG3588τέλειον,perfect,adj nom sg nG5046τὸtheart nom sg nG3588ἐκinprepG1537μέρουςpartnoun gen sg nG3313καταργηθήσεται.will be done away.verb fut pass ind 3 sgG2673 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
ὅτεWhenconjG3753ἤμηνI wasverb impf mid ind 1 sgG1510νήπιος,a child,adj nom sg mG3516ἐλάλουνI was speakingverb impf act ind 1 sgG2980ὡςlikeParticle or Disjunctive ParticleG5613νήπιος,a child,adj nom sg mG3516ἐφρόνουνI was thinkingverb impf act ind 1 sgG5426ὡςlikeParticle or Disjunctive ParticleG5613νήπιος,a child,adj nom sg mG3516ἐλογιζόμηνI was reasoningverb impf mid or pass Deponent ind 1 sgG3049ὡςlikeParticle or Disjunctive ParticleG5613νήπιος·a child;adj nom sg mG3516ὅτεwhenconjG3753γέγοναI becameverb 2 perf act ind 1 sgG1096ἀνήρ,a man,noun nom sg mG435κατήργηκαI have done away withverb perf act ind 1 sgG2673τὰthe [things]art acc pl nG3588τοῦof theart gen sg mG3588νηπίου.child.adj gen sg mG3516 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
βλέπομενWe seeverb pres act ind 1 plG991γὰρforconjG1063ἄρτιpresentlyadvG737δι᾽throughprepG1223ἐσόπτρουa glassnoun gen sg nG2072ἐνinprepG1722αἰνίγματι,obscurity,noun dat sg nG135τότεthenadvG5119δὲhoweverconjG1161πρόσωπονfacenoun acc sg nG4383πρὸςtoprepG4314πρόσωπον·face;noun acc sg nG4383ἄρτιpresentlyadvG737γινώσκωI knowverb pres act ind 1 sgG1097ἐκinprepG1537μέρους,part,noun gen sg nG3313τότεthenadvG5119δὲhoweverconjG1161ἐπιγνώσομαιI will know fullyverb fut mid Deponent ind 1 sgG1921καθὼςeven asconjG2531καὶalsoconjG2532ἐπεγνώσθην.¶I have been fully known.verb 2 aor pass ind 1 sgG1921 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
ΝυνὶNowadvG3570δὲhoweverconjG1161μένειabideverb pres act ind 3 sgG3306πίστις,faith,noun nom sg fG4102ἐλπίς,hope,noun nom sg fG1680ἀγάπη,love,noun nom sg fG26τὰtheart nom pl nG3588τρίαthreeadj nom pl nG5140ταῦτα·these;Demonstrative pronoun nom pl nG3778μείζων[the] greatestadj nom sg f ComparativeG3173δὲhoweverconjG1161τούτωνof these [is]Demonstrative pronoun gen pl nG3778ἡtheart nom sg fG3588ἀγάπη.¶love.noun nom sg fG26
Greek: the text of the Nestle-Aland edition; the KJV follows a slightly different Greek text in places. Tagging, glosses and parsing: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Strong’s numbers link to word studies.