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Berean Standard Bible

“If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have absolute faith so as to move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.”

1 Corinthians 13:2

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In the middle of a section on spiritual gifts, Paul pauses to describe the way of love. He lists impressive gifts and shows that without love they amount to nothing.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have absolute faith so as to move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

World English Bible (WEB)

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.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And if I have a prophet's power, and have knowledge of all secret things; and if I have all faith, by which mountains may be moved from their place, but have not love, I am nothing.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and if I have prophecy, and know all the secrets, and all the knowledge, and if I have all the faith, so as to remove mountains, and have not love, I am nothing;

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y si tuviese profecía, y entendiese todos los misterios y toda ciencia; y si tuviese toda la fe, de tal manera que traspasase los montes, y no tengo caridad, nada soy.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Si tengo el don de profecía y sé absolutamente de todo, y no tengo amor, no soy nada. Y si tengo una fe tan grande que puedo hacer que los montes cambien de lugar, de nada me servirá sin amor.

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