1 Corinthians 13:1–8 (NIV 84)
1 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.
2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge,
and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
3 If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but
have not love, I gain nothing.
4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not
proud.
5 It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record
of wrongs.
6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
8 Love never fails