1 Corinthians 13:2

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“If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but don’t have love, I am nothing.”

— WEB

“And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.”

— KJV

“And if I have [the gift of] prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.”

— ASV

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1 Corinthians 16:22 "If any man doesn’t love the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be accursed. Greek: anathema. Come, Lord!Aramaic: Maranatha!"
1 Corinthians 12:8-10 "For to one is given through the Spirit the word of wisdom, and to another the word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit;"
1 Corinthians 13:1 "If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don’t have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal."

Commentary

mysteries-- (Rom 11:25; Rom 16:25). Mysteries refer to the deep counsels of God hitherto secret, but now revealed to His saints. Knowledge, to truths long known. faith . . . remove mountains-- (Mat 17:20; Mat 21:21). The practical power of the will elevated by faith [NEANDER]; confidence in God that the miraculous result will surely follow the exercise of the will at the secret impulse of His Spirit. Without "love" prophecy, knowledge, and faith, are not what they seem (compare Co1 8:1-2; Mat 7:22; Jam 2:14; compare Co1 13:8), and so fail of the heavenly reward (Mat 6:2). Thus Paul, who teaches justification by faith only (Rom 3:4-5; Gal 2:16; Gal 3:7-14), is shown to agree with James, who teaches (Jam 2:24) "by works" (that is, by LOVE, which is the "spirit" of faith, Jam 2:26) a man is justified, "and not by faith only."

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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