1 Corinthians

For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.

Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.

And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.

When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.

For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.

Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.

Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;

Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

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.

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.

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.

Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?

Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles?

And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.

Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.

And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.

That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.

For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked.

And those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness.

Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:

And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.

But now are they many members, yet but one body.

And if they were all one member, where were the body?

But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.

If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?