And if I donate all my goods to feed the poor,
and if I give my body in order to boast[a]
but do not have love, I gain nothing.
Love is patient,(A) love is kind.
Love does not envy,(B)
is not boastful, is not conceited,(C)
does not act improperly,
is not selfish,(D) is not provoked,(E)
and does not keep a record of wrongs.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 13:3 Other mss read body to be burned

If I give all I possess to the poor(A) and give over my body to hardship that I may boast,[a](B) but do not have love, I gain nothing.

Love is patient,(C) love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.(D) It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking,(E) it is not easily angered,(F) it keeps no record of wrongs.(G)

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  1. 1 Corinthians 13:3 Some manuscripts body to the flames