Verse Comparison: 1 Corinthians 13:1
<< 1 Corinthians 12:31 1 Corinthians 13:2 >> American Standard Version
If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal.Amplified® Bible
IF I [can] speak in the tongues of men and [even] of angels, but have not love (that reasoning, intentional, spiritual devotion such as is inspired by God's love for and in us), I am only a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.Contemporary English Version
What if I could speak all languages of humans and of angels? If I did not love others, I would be nothing more than a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.Darby English Version
If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal.Good News Bible
I may be able to speak the languages of human beings and even of angels, but if I have no love, my speech is no more than a noisy gong or a clanging bell.International Standard Version
If I speak in the tongues of humans and angels but have no love, I have become a reverberating gong or a clashing cymbal.King James Version
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.New American Standard Bible
If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.New International Version
If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.New King James Version
Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal.N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.Young's Literal Translation
If with the tongues of men and of messengers I speak, and have not love, I have become brass sounding, or a cymbal tinkling;
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