Parallel Verses
Montgomery New Testament
Though I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have no love, I am become a clanging brass, or a clashing cymbal.
New American Standard Bible
If I speak with the
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
but do not have love,
I am a sounding gong
International Standard Version
If I speak in the languages of humans and angels but have no love, I have become a reverberating gong or a clashing cymbal.
A Conservative Version
If I speak with the tongues of men and of heavenly agents, but have not love, I have become sounding brass, or a clashing cymbal.
American Standard Version
If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal.
Amplified
If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not
An Understandable Version
If I have the ability to speak in the languages of human beings and angels [Note: Perhaps the idea is supernaturally and eloquently], but do not have love [for people], I have become [no more than] a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.
Anderson New Testament
Though I speak with the tongues of men and of an gels, but have not love, I have become as sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal.
Bible in Basic English
If I make use of the tongues of men and of angels, and have not love, I am like sounding brass, or a loud-tongued bell.
Common New Testament
If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.
Daniel Mace New Testament
For tho' I should speak with the eloquence of men, and of angels, and not have social affection, I should be like sounding brass, or a noisy cymbal.
Darby Translation
If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal.
Godbey New Testament
If I may speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not divine love, I have become a sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
Goodspeed New Testament
I will show you a far better way. If I can speak the languages of men and even of angels, but have no love, I am only a noisy gong or a clashing cymbal.
John Wesley New Testament
Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not love, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
Julia Smith Translation
If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not love, I have been the brass of echoes, and the shouting cymbal.
King James 2000
Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not love, I am become as sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal.
Lexham Expanded Bible
If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a ringing brass gong or a clashing cymbal.
Modern King James verseion
Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I have become as sounding brass or a tinkling cymbal.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Though I spake with the tongues of men and angels, and yet had no love, I were even as sounding brass: or as a tinkling cymbal.
Moffatt New Testament
Thus, I may speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but if I have no love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal;
NET Bible
If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but I do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.
New Heart English Bible
If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal.
Noyes New Testament
Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not love, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
Sawyer New Testament
If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels and have not love, I am a sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal.
The Emphasized Bible
Although with the tongues of men, I be speaking, and of messengers, and have not, love, I have become resounding brass, or a clanging cymbal;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
THOUGH I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become as sounding brass, and tinkling cymbal.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Though I speak in the 'tongues' of men, or even of angels, yet have not Love, I have become mere echoing brass, or a clanging cymbal!
Webster
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.
Weymouth New Testament
If I can speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but am destitute of Love, I have but become a loud-sounding trumpet or a clanging cymbal.
Williams New Testament
If I could speak the languages of men, of angels too, and have no love, I am only a rattling pan or a clashing cymbal.
World English Bible
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.
Worrell New Testament
If I speak with tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal.
Worsley New Testament
For if I speak with the tongues of men and angels, and have not charity, I am but as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
Youngs Literal Translation
If with the tongues of men and of messengers I speak, and have not love, I have become brass sounding, or a cymbal tinkling;
Themes
Brass » Articles made of » Trumpets
Brass » Characterized by » Sonorousness
Brotherly love » General references to
Chosen Instruments » Names of » cymbals
Love » Brotherly » General references to
Love » Preeminent above » The gift of tongues
Love to man » Supernatural gifts are nothing without
Miraculous gifts of the holy ghost » Might be possessed without saving grace
Music » Instruments of » Made of brass
Interlinear
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but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Corinthians 13:1
Images 1 Corinthians 13:1
Prayers for 1 Corinthians 13:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Love, The More Excellent Way
1 Though I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have no love, I am become a clanging brass, or a clashing cymbal. 2 Though I have the gift of prophecy and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
Names
Cross References
Romans 14:15
If your brother is continually pained because of your food, you are not conducting yourself any longer in love. Do not, by what you eat, persist in destroying a man for whom Christ died.
1 Corinthians 8:1
Now in regard to food which has been offered to idols, we are sure of course that "we all have knowledge." But knowledge puffs up, while love builds up.
1 Corinthians 12:8
For to one man by the Spirit has been given a word of wisdom, to another a word of insight by the same Spirit;
1 Corinthians 12:16
Or if the ear should say, "Because I am not an eye, I am not a part of the body," would it be any less a part of the body?
1 Corinthians 12:29-30
Are all apostles? Are all prophets? teachers? workers of miracles?
1 Corinthians 13:2-3
Though I have the gift of prophecy and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
1 Corinthians 13:8
Love never fails; but though there are prophecies, they will fail; though there are tongues, they will cease; though there is knowledge, it will be superseded.
1 Corinthians 14:6-8
Now brothers, if I should come to you speaking with tongues, what should I benefit you, unless I speak to you some revelation, or knowledge, or prophecy, or teaching?
2 Corinthians 12:4
who was caught up into Paradise, and heard unutterable words which no human being is permitted to utter.
Galatians 5:6
because in Christ neither circumcision has any value, nor uncircumcision, but faith which works through love.
Galatians 5:22
But the harvest-fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, fidelity, gentleness, and self-control;
1 Timothy 1:5
Now the end of the exhortation is love, out of a pure heart and a good conscience and an undissembled faith.
1 Peter 4:8
Above everything have fervent love to one another; for love veils a multitude of sins.
2 Peter 2:18
For speaking great swelling words of vanity, they entangle, by their lasciviousness, in the lusts of the flesh, those who are just about to escape from the men that live in misconduct.
Matthew 25:45
"But he will reply, 'In solemn truth I tell you that inasmuch as you did not do it unto one of these least, you did not do it unto me.'