1 Corinthians 13:1 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Corinthians 13:1 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
Ἐὰν
eán
G1437
if
ταῖς
ho
G3588
the
γλώσσαις
glōssa
G1100
tongue
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
ἀνθρώπων
ánthrōpos
G444
human being
λαλῶ
laléō
G2980
to speak
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
ἀγγέλων
ángelos
G32
angel
ἀγάπην
agápē
G26
brotherly love
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
ἔχω
échō
G2192
to have
γέγονα
gínomai
G1096
to become
χαλκὸς
chalkós
G5475
brass
ἠχῶν
ēchéō
G2278
to sound
ἢ
ḗ
G2228
or
κύμβαλον
kýmbalon
G2950
cymbal
ἀλαλάζον
alalázō
G214
to wail
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don't have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but I do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).