Verse List for 1 COR 13:1

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OET (OET-RV) Even if I could speak in human languages as well as the languages of God’s messengers, but didn’t love others, then I’d just be like a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.

OET-LV If with _the tongues of_ the _humans I _may _be _speaking and of_ the _messengers, but love not I _may _be _having, I _have _become brass resounding or a_cymbal screaming.

ULT If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but I do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.

UST Imagine that I could speak many human and angelic languages, but I did not love others. I would be able to make much noise, like a loud metal instrument, but I would not be helping anyone.

BSB & MSB If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am [only a] ringing gong or [a] clanging cymbal.

BLB If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become a sounding brass or a clanging cymbal.

AICNT If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a sounding brass or a clanging cymbal.

OEB Though I speak in the “tongues” of people, or even of angels, yet have not love, I have become mere echoing brass, or a clanging cymbal!

WEBBE & WMBB 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.

NET If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but I do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.

LSV If I speak with the tongues of men and of messengers, and do not have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal;

FBV If I were to have eloquence in human languages—even the language of angels—but have no love, then I would only be an echoing gong or a clashing cymbal.

TCNT If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.

T4T Supposing we could speak all the various languages [MTY] that people in the world speak and even speak the language that angels speak. If we did not love others, speaking those languages would be as useless as beating a brass gong or clanging cymbals together.

LEB If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a ringing brass gong or a clashing cymbal.

BBE If I make use of the tongues of men and of angels, and have not love, I am like sounding brass, or a loud-tongued bell.

Moff Thus, ⇔ I may speak with the tongues of men and of angels, ⇔  but if I have no love, ⇔  I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal;

Wymth If I can speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but am destitute of Love, I have but become a loud-sounding trumpet or a clanging cymbal.

ASV If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal.

DRA If I speak with the tongues of men, and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

YLT If with the tongues of men and of messengers I speak, and have not love, I have become brass sounding, or a cymbal tinkling;

Drby If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal.

RV If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal.

SLT If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not love, I have been the brass of echoes, and the shouting cymbal.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 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.

KJB-1611 ¶ Though I speake with the tongues of men & of Angels, and haue not charity, I am become as sounding brasse or a tinkling cymbal.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps Though I speake with the tongues of men and of Angels, and haue not loue, I am as soundyng brasse, or as a tincklyng Cimball:
(Though I speak with the tongues of men and of Angels, and have not love, I am as sounding brass, or as a tinckling Cimball:)

Gnva Though I speake with the tongues of men and Angels, and haue not loue, I am as sounding brasse, or a tinkling cymbal.
(Though I speak with the tongues of men and Angels, and have not love, I am as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.)

Cvdl Though I spake with the tunges of men and angels, and yet had not loue, I were euen as sowndinge brasse, or as a tynklinge Cymball.
(Though I spake with the tongues of men and angels, and yet had not love, I were even as sowndinge brass, or as a tynklinge Cymball.)

TNT Though I spake with the tonges of me and angels and yet had no love I were even as soundinge brasse: or as a tynklynge Cymball.
(Though I spake with the tongues of me and angels and yet had no love I were even as soundinge brass: or as a tynkling Cymball.)

Wycl If Y speke with tungis of men and of aungels, and Y haue not charite, Y am maad as bras sownynge, or a cymbal tynkynge.
(If I speak with tongues of men and of angels, and I have not charity, I am made as brass soundinge, or a cymbal tynking.)

Luth Wenn ich mit Menschen- und mit Engelzungen redete und hätte der Liebe nicht, so wäre ich ein tönend Erz oder eine klingende Schelle.
(When I with people- and with angelzungen talked and would_have the/of_the love(n) not, so were I a tonesd ore or a/one tinkle/sound(v)de Schelle.)

ClVg Si linguis hominum loquar, et angelorum, caritatem autem non habeam, factus sum velut æs sonans, aut cymbalum tinniens.[fn]
(When/But_if tongues/languages of_men I_will_speak, and of_messengers/angels, charity however not/no I_have, became I_am like/as brass sonans, or cymbalum tinniens.)

SR-GNT Ἐὰν ταῖς γλώσσαις τῶν ἀνθρώπων λαλῶ καὶ τῶν ἀγγέλων, ἀγάπην δὲ μὴ ἔχω, γέγονα χαλκὸς ἠχῶν ἢ κύμβαλον ἀλαλάζον. ‡

UGNT ἐὰν ταῖς γλώσσαις τῶν ἀνθρώπων λαλῶ καὶ τῶν ἀγγέλων, ἀγάπην δὲ μὴ ἔχω, γέγονα χαλκὸς ἠχῶν ἢ κύμβαλον ἀλαλάζον.

SBL-GNT Ἐὰν ταῖς γλώσσαις τῶν ἀνθρώπων λαλῶ καὶ τῶν ἀγγέλων, ἀγάπην δὲ μὴ ἔχω, γέγονα χαλκὸς ἠχῶν ἢ κύμβαλον ἀλαλάζον.

RP-GNT Ἐὰν ταῖς γλώσσαις τῶν ἀνθρώπων λαλῶ καὶ τῶν ἀγγέλων, ἀγάπην δὲ μὴ ἔχω, γέγονα χαλκὸς ἠχῶν ἢ κύμβαλον ἀλαλάζον.

TC-GNT Ἐὰν ταῖς γλώσσαις τῶν ἀνθρώπων λαλῶ καὶ τῶν ἀγγέλων, ἀγάπην δὲ μὴ ἔχω, γέγονα χαλκὸς ἠχῶν ἢ κύμβαλον ἀλαλάζον.

Verse List for 1 COR 13:1

Verse List for 1 COR 13:1