Thematic Bible: Preeminent above
Thematic Bible
Love » Preeminent above » The greatest gift of all
And now there remain: faith [abiding trust in God and His promises], hope [confident expectation of eternal salvation], love [unselfish love for others growing out of God’s love for me], these three [the choicest graces]; but the greatest of these is love.
Verse Concepts
Love » Preeminent above » The gift of prophecy, knowledge and faith
And if I have the gift of prophecy [and speak a new message from God to the people], and understand all mysteries, and [possess] all knowledge; and if I have all [sufficient] faith so that I can remove mountains, but do not have love [reaching out to others], I am nothing.
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Love » Preeminent above » Benevolence and martyrdom
If I give all my possessions to feed the poor, and if I surrender my body to be burned, but do not have love, it does me no good at all.
Verse Concepts
Love » Preeminent above » The gift of tongues
If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love [for others growing out of God’s love for me], then I have become only a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal [just an annoying distraction].
Verse Concepts
Preeminence » Preeminent above » Of man
You made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands;
You have put all things under his feet,
And God blessed them [granting them certain authority] and said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth, and subjugate it [putting it under your power]; and rule over (dominate) the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and every living thing that moves upon the earth.”
Verse Concepts
I said, “You are
Indeed, all of you are sons of the Most High.
Preeminence » Preeminent above » The greatest gift of all
And now there remain: faith [abiding trust in God and His promises], hope [confident expectation of eternal salvation], love [unselfish love for others growing out of God’s love for me], these three [the choicest graces]; but the greatest of these is love.
Verse Concepts
Preeminence » Preeminent above » The gift of prophecy, knowledge and faith
And if I have the gift of prophecy [and speak a new message from God to the people], and understand all mysteries, and [possess] all knowledge; and if I have all [sufficient] faith so that I can remove mountains, but do not have love [reaching out to others], I am nothing.
Verse Concepts
Preeminence » Preeminent above » Benevolence and martyrdom
If I give all my possessions to feed the poor, and if I surrender my body to be burned, but do not have love, it does me no good at all.
Verse Concepts
Preeminence » Preeminent above » The gift of tongues
If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love [for others growing out of God’s love for me], then I have become only a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal [just an annoying distraction].
Verse Concepts