Thematic Bible: Preeminent above
Thematic Bible
Love » Preeminent above » The greatest gift of all
Right now three things remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.
Love » Preeminent above » The gift of prophecy, knowledge and faith
If I have the gift of prophecy and can understand all secrets and every form of knowledge, and if I have absolute faith so as to move mountains but have no love, I am nothing.
Love » Preeminent above » Benevolence and martyrdom
Even if I give away everything that I have and sacrifice myself, but have no love, I gain nothing.
Love » Preeminent above » The gift of tongues
If I speak in the languages of humans and angels but have no love, I have become a reverberating gong or a clashing cymbal.
Preeminence » Preeminent above » Of man
Look at the birds in the sky. They don't plant or harvest or gather food into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. You are more valuable than they are, aren't you?
You gave him dominion over the work of your hands, you put all things under his feet:
God blessed the humans by saying to them, "Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it! Be masters over the fish in the ocean, the birds that fly, and every living thing that crawls on the earth!"
"Indeed I said, "You are gods, and all of you are sons of the Most High.
How much more is a human being worth than a sheep! So it is lawful to do good on Sabbath days."
Preeminence » Preeminent above » The greatest gift of all
Right now three things remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.
Preeminence » Preeminent above » The gift of prophecy, knowledge and faith
If I have the gift of prophecy and can understand all secrets and every form of knowledge, and if I have absolute faith so as to move mountains but have no love, I am nothing.
Preeminence » Preeminent above » Benevolence and martyrdom
Even if I give away everything that I have and sacrifice myself, but have no love, I gain nothing.
Preeminence » Preeminent above » The gift of tongues
If I speak in the languages of humans and angels but have no love, I have become a reverberating gong or a clashing cymbal.