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

Profiteth

Bible References

Though i bestow

But take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, to be seen by them; otherwise ye have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.

And all their works they do to be observed by men. They make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge their fringes,

And Jesus hearing this said to him, One thing thou still lackest: sell all that thou hast, and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.

And Zacchaeus stood up, and said to the Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken anything from any one by false representation, I restore him fourfold.

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

for they loved the glory that is of men more than the glory that is of God.

Let us not become vainglorious, provoking one another, envying one another.

Some indeed preach Christ even from envy and strife, and some also from good will.

Though i give

Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in thy name, and in thy name cast out demons, and in thy name work many miracles?

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

Greater love hath no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.

Then answered Paul, What mean ye that ye weep, and break my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.

according to my earnest expectation and hope, that in nothing I shall be put to shame, but that with all boldness, as always, so also now, Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life, or by death.

doing nothing in the spirit of faction, or in the spirit of vainglory, but in humility esteeming others as better than yourselves;

Profiteth

It is the spirit which maketh alive; the flesh profiteth nothing. The words which I have spoken to you are spirit, and are life.

For bodily exercise is profitable for little; but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.

Be not carried aside with various and strange teachings; for it is good that the heart be established with grace, not with meats, in which those who walked were not profited.

What doth it profit, my brethren, if any one say that he hath faith, and have not works? Can his faith save him?