1 Corinthians 13:3

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Summary

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 do your charity before men in order to be seen by them, otherwise ye have no reward from your Father in the heavens.

But all their works they do in order to be seen by men. And they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the hems of their garments.

And when he heard these things, Jesus said to him, Yet one thing is lacking from thee. Sell all things, as many as thou have, and distribute to the poor, and thou will have treasure in heaven. And come, follow me.

And having stood, Zacchaeus said to the Lord, Behold, half of the things possessed by me, Lord, I give to the poor. And if I defrauded any man of anything, I repay fourfold.

And he said, Truly I say to you, that this poor widow cast in more than they all.

for they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.

Let us not become conceited, provoking each other, envying each other.

Actually some also preach the Christ because of envy and strife, and some also because of good-will.

Though i give

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer thee in this matter.

Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy by thy name, and by thy name cast out demons, and by thy name do many mighty works?

Peter said to him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thee.

Greater love has no man than this, that some man lay down his life for his friends.

And Paul answered, What are ye doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I fare ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.

according to my eager expectation and hope that I will be shamed in nothing. But with all boldness, now as always, Christ will also be magnified in my body, whether through life or through death.

in nothing according to selfish ambition or empty conceit, but in humility considering each other surpassing yourselves.

Profiteth

I will declare thy righteousness. And as for thy works, they shall not profit thee.

Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit.

It is the spirit that makes alive. The flesh benefits nothing. The sayings that I speak to you are spirit, are life.

For bodily exercise is profitable for a little, but piety is profitable for all things, having promise of the present life, and of that which is coming.

Be not carried away by various and foreign doctrines. For it is good that the heart be established with grace, not with foods by which those who walked were not benefited.

What is the benefit, my brothers, if some man should say to have faith, but has no works? Can the faith save him?