¹[] Εαν λαλω τας γλωσσας των ανθρωπων και των αγγελων, αγαπην δε μη εχω, εγεινα χαλκος ηχων η κυμβαλον αλαλαζον.

¹If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don’t have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal.

²Και εαν εχω προφητειαν και εξευρω παντα τα μυστηρια και πασαν την γνωσιν, και εαν εχω πασαν την πιστιν, ωστε να μετατοπιζω ορη, αγαπην δε μη εχω, ειμαι ουδεν.

²If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but don’t have love, I am nothing.

³Και εαν παντα τα υπαρχοντα μου διανειμω, και εαν παραδωσω το σωμα μου δια να καυθω, αγαπην δε μη εχω, ουδεν ωφελουμαι.

³If I dole out all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body to be burned, but don’t have love, it profits me nothing.

⁴[] Η αγαπη μακροθυμει, αγαθοποιει, η αγαπη δεν φθονει, η αγαπη δεν αυθαδιαζει, δεν επαιρεται,

⁴Love is patient and is kind; love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud,

⁵δεν ασχημονει, δεν ζητει τα εαυτης, δεν παροξυνεται, δεν διαλογιζεται το κακον,

⁵doesn’t behave itself inappropriately, doesn’t seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil;

⁶δεν χαιρει εις την αδικιαν, συγχαιρει δε εις την αληθειαν·

⁶doesn’t rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth;

⁷παντα ανεχεται, παντα πιστευει, παντα ελπιζει, παντα υπομενει.

⁷bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

⁸[] Η αγαπη ουδεποτε εκπιπτει· τα αλλα ομως, ειτε προφητειαι ειναι, θελουσι καταργηθη· ειτε γλωσσαι, θελουσι παυσει· ειτε γνωσις, θελει καταργηθη.

⁸Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will be done away with. Where there are various languages, they will cease. Where there is knowledge, it will be done away with.

⁹Διοτι κατα μερος γινωσκομεν και κατα μερος προφητευομεν·

⁹For we know in part, and we prophesy in part;

¹⁰οταν ομως ελθη το τελειον, τοτε το κατα μερος θελει καταργηθη.

¹⁰but when that which is complete has come, then that which is partial will be done away with.

¹¹Οτε ημην νηπιος, ως νηπιος ελαλουν, ως νηπιος εφρονουν, ως νηπιος εσυλλογιζομην· οτε ομως εγεινα ανηρ, κατηργησα τα του νηπιου.

¹¹When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I felt as a child, I thought as a child. Now that I have become a man, I have put away childish things.

¹²Διοτι τωρα βλεπομεν δια κατοπτρου αινιγματωδως, τοτε δε προσωπον προς προσωπον· τωρα γνωριζω κατα μερος, τοτε δε θελω γνωρισει καθως και εγνωρισθην.

¹²For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know fully, even as I was also fully known.

¹³Τωρα δε μενει πιστις, ελπις, αγαπη, τα τρια ταυτα. μεγαλητερα δε τουτων ειναι η αγαπη.

¹³But now faith, hope, and love remain—these three. The greatest of these is love.