1 Corinthians 13:3

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1 Corinthians 13:3

And if I donate all my goods to feed the poor,
and if I give my body in order to boast
but do not have love, I gain nothing.

Jeremiah 7:8

But look, you keep trusting in deceitful words that cannot help.

Daniel 3:16-28

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied to the king, “Nebuchadnezzar, we don’t need to give you an answer to this question.

Matthew 6:1-4

“Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of people, to be seen by them. Otherwise, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

Matthew 7:22-23

On that day many will say to Me, ‘Lord, Lord, didn’t we prophesy in Your name, drive out demons in Your name, and do many miracles in Your name?’

Matthew 23:5

They do everything to be observed by others: They enlarge their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.

Luke 18:22

When Jesus heard this, He told him, “You still lack one thing: Sell all that you have and distribute it to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”

Luke 18:28

Then Peter said, “Look, we have left what we had and followed You.”

Luke 19:8

But Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, “Look, I’ll give half of my possessions to the poor, Lord! And if I have extorted anything from anyone, I’ll pay back four times as much!”

Luke 21:3-4

“I tell you the truth,” He said. “This poor widow has put in more than all of them.

John 6:63

The Spirit is the One who gives life. The flesh doesn’t help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life.

John 12:43

For they loved praise from men more than praise from God.

John 13:37

“Lord,” Peter asked, “why can’t I follow You now? I will lay down my life for You!”

John 15:13

No one has greater love than this, that someone would lay down his life for his friends.

Acts 21:13

Then Paul replied, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

Galatians 5:26

We must not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.

Philippians 1:15-18

To be sure, some preach Christ out of envy and strife, but others out of good will.

Philippians 1:20-21

My eager expectation and hope is that I will not be ashamed about anything, but that now as always, with all boldness, Christ will be highly honored in my body, whether by life or by death.

Philippians 2:3

Do nothing out of rivalry or conceit, but in humility consider others as more important than yourselves.

1 Timothy 4:8

for

the training of the body has a limited benefit,
but godliness is beneficial in every way,
since it holds promise for the present life
and also for the life to come.

Hebrews 13:9

Don’t be led astray by various kinds of strange teachings; for it is good for the heart to be established by grace and not by foods, since those involved in them have not benefited.

James 2:14-17

What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can his faith save him?

Isaiah 57:12

I will expose your righteousness,
and your works—they will not profit you.

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Summary

1 Corinthians 13:3

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.

Though i bestow

Though i give

Philippians 2:3

Profiteth

Bible References

Though i bestow

“Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of people, to be seen by them. Otherwise, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

They do everything to be observed by others: They enlarge their phylacteries

and lengthen their tassels.

When Jesus heard this, He told him, “You still lack one thing: Sell all that you have and distribute it to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”

But Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, “Look, I’ll give half of my possessions to the poor, Lord! And if I have extorted anything from anyone, I’ll pay back four times as much!”

“I tell you the truth,” He said. “This poor widow has put in more than all of them.

For they loved praise from men more than praise from God.

We must not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.

To be sure, some preach Christ out of envy and strife, but others out of good will.

Though i give

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied to the king, “Nebuchadnezzar, we don’t need to give you an answer to this question.

On that day many will say to Me, ‘Lord, Lord, didn’t we prophesy in Your name, drive out demons in Your name, and do many miracles in Your name?’

“Lord,” Peter asked, “why can’t I follow You now? I will lay down my life for You!”

No one has greater love than this, that someone would lay down his life for his friends.

Then Paul replied, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

My eager expectation and hope is that I will not be ashamed about anything, but that now as always, with all boldness, Christ will be highly honored in my body, whether by life or by death.

Do nothing out of rivalry or conceit, but in humility consider others as more important than yourselves.

Profiteth

I will expose your righteousness,
and your works—they will not profit you.

But look, you keep trusting in deceitful words that cannot help.

The Spirit is the One who gives life. The flesh doesn’t help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life.

for

the training of the body has a limited benefit,
but godliness is beneficial in every way,
since it holds promise for the present life
and also for the life to come.

Don’t be led astray by various kinds of strange teachings; for it is good for the heart to be established by grace and not by foods, since those involved in them have not benefited.

What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can his faith save him?