Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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;
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.
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 spake with the tongues of men and angels, and yet had no love, I were even as sounding brass: or as a tinkling cymbal. 2 And though I could prophesy, and understood all secrets, and all knowledge: yea, if I had all faith so that I could move mountains out of their places, and yet had no love, I were nothing.
Names
Cross References
Romans 14:15
If thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.
1 Corinthians 8:1
To speak of things dedicated unto idols, we are sure that we all have knowledge. Knowledge maketh a man swell: but love edifieth.
1 Corinthians 12:8
To one is given, through the spirit, the utterance of wisdom; to another is given the utterance of knowledge by the same spirit;
1 Corinthians 12:16
And if the ear say, "I am not the eye, therefore I am not of the body," is he therefore not of the body?
1 Corinthians 12:29-30
Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all doers of miracles?
1 Corinthians 13:2-3
And though I could prophesy, and understood all secrets, and all knowledge: yea, if I had all faith so that I could move mountains out of their places, and yet had no love, I were nothing.
1 Corinthians 13:8
Though that prophesying fail, or tongues shall cease, or knowledge vanish away: yet love falleth never away.
1 Corinthians 14:6-8
Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues: what shall I profit you? Except I speak to you, either by revelation, or knowledge, or prophesying, or doctrine.
2 Corinthians 12:4
how that he was taken up into paradise, and heard words not to be spoken, which no man can utter.
Galatians 5:6
For in Jesus Christ, neither is circumcision anything worth, neither yet uncircumcision: but faith, which by love is mighty in operation.
Galatians 5:22
But the fruit of the spirit is: love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faithfulness, meekness, temperance.
1 Timothy 1:5
For the end of the commandment is love that cometh of a pure heart and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:
1 Peter 4:8
But above all things, have fervent love among you. For love covereth the multitude of sins.
2 Peter 2:18
For when they have spoken the swelling words of vanity, they beguile with wantonness through the lusts of the flesh them that were clean escaped: but now are wrapped in errors.
Matthew 25:45
Then shall he answer them, and say, 'Verily I say unto you, inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.'