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Berean Standard Bible

“If I give all I possess to the poor and exult in the surrender of my body, but have not love, I gain nothing.”

1 Corinthians 13:3

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In the middle of a discussion of spiritual gifts, Paul writes his famous chapter on love. He first says that speaking in tongues and prophecy without love are just noise.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

If I give all I possess to the poor and exult in the surrender of my body, but have not love, I gain nothing.

World English Bible (WEB)

If I give away all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body to be burned, but don’t have love, it profits me nothing.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And if I bestow all my goods to feed [the poor], and if I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profiteth me nothing.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And if I give all my goods to the poor, and if I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it is of no profit to me.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and if I give away to feed others all my goods, and if I give up my body that I may be burned, and have not love, I am profited nothing.

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y si repartiese toda mi hacienda para dar de comer á pobres, y si entregase mi cuerpo para ser quemado, y no tengo caridad, de nada me sirve.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Si entrego a los pobres hasta el último bien terrenal que poseo, y si dejo que me quemen vivo, pero no tengo amor, de nada me servirá.

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