1 Corinthians 13:1 (WEB)
If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don’t have love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal.
Catechism · 1
“Whatever my privilege, service, or even virtue, "if I . . . have not charity, I gain nothing."” — Catechism footnote: 1 Cor 13:1-4.
Fathers and councils · 20
John Cassian
- John Cassian, Conferences XI–XVII XI.12Conference XI
“For “whether there be prophecies, they shall fail, whether there be tongues, they shall cease, whether there be knowledge, it shall be destroyed,” but “love never faileth,” and without it not only those most excellent kinds of gifts, but even the glory of martyrdom itself will fail.” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xii. 31; xiii. 1–8.
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Augustine of Hippo
“How many things he hath enumerated!” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xiii. 1–3.
Read the whole comment“…can remove mountains, he is nothing; and though he bestow all his goods to feed the poor, and though he give his body to be burned, it profiteth him nothing.”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xiii. 1–3
Read the whole comment““If he speak with the tongues of men and of angels; if he knew all mysteries, if he have all faith, so as to remove mountains, if he distribute all his goods to the poor, if he give his body to be burned, and have not charity; it is nothing; it profiteth him nothing.”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xiii. 1–3.
Read the whole comment““Though I speak with the tongues of men and of Angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, and a tinkling cymbal.”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xiii. 1.
Read the whole comment“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.”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xiii. 1.
Read the whole comment“He begins to unfold them one by one, and to say, “Though I speak with the tongues of men and of Angels, though I have all knowledge, and the gift of prophecy, and all faith, so that I could remove mountains; though I distribute all my goods to the poor, and give my body to be burned.”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xiii. 1, etc.
Read the whole comment“And if I distribute all my substance, and if I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xiii. 1–3.
Read the whole comment“If I should know all mysteries, and have all prophecy, and all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not charity, I am nothing.”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xiii. 1, etc.
Read the whole comment“Hear yet another; “if I should have all prophecy, and all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not charity, I am nothing.”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xiii. 1, etc.
Read the whole comment““If thou shouldest distribute all thy goods to the poor, and deliver up thy body to be burned, but not have charity, thou wouldest be nothing.”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xiii. 1. etc.
Read the whole comment“And though I should distribute all my goods to the poor, and though I should give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xiii. 1–3.
Read the whole comment“And though I distribute all my goods to the poor, and give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xiii. 1–3.
Read the whole comment“Let them hear the friend of the Bridegroom, jealous for the Bridegroom, not for himself: “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.”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xiii. 1.
Read the whole comment“…the giving of their body to the flames: but because destitute of charity, they only tinkle like cymbals; they are nothing, and by nothing are they profited.” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xiii. 1–3.
Read the whole comment“…they could remove mountains, they are nothing; and though they distributed all their substance, and gave their body to be burnt, it profiteth them nothing.” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xiii. 1–3.
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John Chrysostom
“And though I have faith so as to remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.” ( 1 Cor. xiii. 1, 2.)” — the author cites it
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Basil the Great
“And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor and though I give my body to be burnt and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xiii. 1–3.
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Tertullian
“…them in the human body); and on the subject of the superiority of love above all these gifts, He even taught the apostle that it was the chief commandment, just as Christ has shown it to be: “Thou shalt love the Lord with all thine heart and soul, with all thy strength, and with all thy mind, and thy neighbour as…” — editor's note: Compare 1 Cor. xii. 31; xiii. 1, 13.
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Clement of Alexandria
“To the point the Apostle Paul speaks, “If I give my body, and have not love, I am sounding brass, and a tinkling cymbal.”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xiii. 1, 3.
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Cross-references · 16
Cited together in Letters Letter 204.
Cited together in On the Holy Trinity XV.18 and 1 other place.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies IV.17.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies IV.17.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies IV.17.
Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 76.
Cited together in Letters Letter 204.
Cited together in Letters Letter 204.
Cited together in Letters Letter 204.
Cited together in Letters Letter 204.
Cited together in Letters Letter 204.
Cited together in Letters Letter 204 and 1 other place.
Cited together in Letters Letter 204.
Cited together in Letters Letter 204.
Cited together in Letters Letter 204.
Cited together in Letters Letter 204.