Chapter 13

Ean lalw taV glwssaV twn anqrwpwn kai twn aggelwn, agaphn de mh ecw, egeina calkoV hcwn h kumbalon alalazon.

Kai ean ecw profhteian kai exeurw panta ta musthria kai pasan thn gnwsin, kai ean ecw pasan thn pistin, wste na metatopizw orh, agaphn de mh ecw, eimai ouden.

Kai ean panta ta uparconta mou dianeimw, kai ean paradwsw to swma mou dia na kauqw, agaphn de mh ecw, ouden wfeloumai.

H agaph makroqumei, agaqopoiei, h agaph den fqonei, h agaph den auqadiazei, den epairetai,

den aschmonei, den zhtei ta eauthV, den paroxunetai, den dialogizetai to kakon,

den cairei eiV thn adikian, sugcairei de eiV thn alhqeian×

panta anecetai, panta pisteuei, panta elpizei, panta upomenei.

H agaph oudepote ekpiptei× ta alla omwV, eite profhteiai einai, qelousi katarghqh× eite glwssai, qelousi pausei× eite gnwsiV, qelei katarghqh.

Dioti kata meroV ginwskomen kai kata meroV profhteuomen×

otan omwV elqh to teleion, tote to kata meroV qelei katarghqh.

Ote hmhn nhpioV, wV nhpioV elaloun, wV nhpioV efronoun, wV nhpioV esullogizomhn× ote omwV egeina anhr, kathrghsa ta tou nhpiou.

Dioti twra blepomen dia katoptrou ainigmatwdwV, tote de proswpon proV proswpon× twra gnwrizw kata meroV, tote de qelw gnwrisei kaqwV kai egnwrisqhn.

Twra de menei pistiV, elpiV, agaph, ta tria tauta. megalhtera de toutwn einai h agaph.