1COR 13:2 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) And if have the ability of being able to prophesy and could understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I had total faith so I could tell mountains to move, but I didn’t love others, then I’m of no use to anyone.

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT And if I have prophecy and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith so as to remove mountains, but I do not have love, I am nothing.

UST Again, imagine that I could proclaim what God says, that I could comprehend and know everything, and that I believed so much that I could make mountains change places. But imagine further that I did not love others. Because of that, nothing else matters.

BSB If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have absolute faith so as to move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

BLB And if I should have prophecy and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I should have all faith so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

AICNT And if I have prophecy and know all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith so as to move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.

OEB Even though I have the gift of preaching, and fathom all hidden truths and all the depths of knowledge; even though I have such faith as might move mountains, yet have not love, I am nothing!

WEBBE If 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.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET And if I have prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith so that I can remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.

LSV and if I have prophecy, and know all the secrets, and all the knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, and do not have love, I am nothing;

FBV If I were to speak prophecies, to know every secret mystery and be completely knowledgeable, and if I were able to have so much faith I could move mountains, but have no love, then I am nothing.

TCNT If I have the gift of prophecy and know all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.

T4T Supposing we had the ability to speak messages that come directly from God, and we could understand the plans that he has not yet revealed to others, and we could know everything about everything, and we believed in God so strongly that we could do impossible things like causing mountains to move. If we did not love others, God would consider all that to be worthless.

LEB And if I have the gift of prophecy and I know all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith so that I can remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.

BBE And if I have a prophet's power, and have knowledge of all secret things; and if I have all faith, by which mountains may be moved from their place, but have not love, I am nothing.

Moff No Moff 1COR book available

Wymth If I possess the gift of prophecy and am versed in all mysteries and all knowledge, and have such absolute faith that I can remove mountains, but am destitute of Love, I am nothing.

ASV And if 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 have not love, I am nothing.

DRA And if I should have prophecy and should know all mysteries, and all knowledge, and if I should have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

YLT and if I have prophecy, and know all the secrets, and all the knowledge, and if I have all the faith, so as to remove mountains, and have not love, I am nothing;

Drby And if I have prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

RV And if 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 have not love, I am nothing.

Wbstr And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

KJB-1769 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

KJB-1611 And though I haue the gift of prophesie, and vnderstand all mysteries and all knowledge: and though I haue all faith, so that I could remooue mountaines, and haue no charitie, I am nothing.
(And though I have the gift of prophesie, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge: and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have no charitie, I am nothing.)

Bshps And though I coulde prophesie, and vnderstoode all secretes, and all knowledge: Yea, if I had all fayth, so that I coulde moue mountaynes out of their places, and haue not loue, I were nothyng.
(And though I could prophesie, and understood all secretes, and all knowledge: Yea, if I had all faith, so that I could move mountains out of their places, and have not loue, I were nothing.)

Gnva And though I had the gift of prophecie, and knewe all secrets and all knowledge, yea, if I had all faith, so that I could remooue mountaines and had not loue, I were nothing.
(And though I had the gift of prophecie, and knew all secrets and all knowledge, yea, if I had all faith, so that I could remove mountains and had not loue, I were nothing. )

Cvdl And though I coulde prophecy, & vnderstode all secretes, and all knowlege, and had all faith, so that I coulde moue moutaynes out of their places, and yet had not loue, I were nothinge.
(And though I could prophecy, and understood all secretes, and all knowledge, and had all faith, so that I could move mountains out of their places, and yet had not loue, I were nothing.)

TNT And though I coulde prophesy and vnderstode all secretes and all knowledge: yee yf I had all fayth so that I coulde move mountayns oute of ther places and yet had no love I were nothynge.
(And though I could prophesy and understood all secretes and all knowledge: ye/you_all if I had all faith so that I could move mountayns oute of there places and yet had no love I were nothing. )

Wycl And if Y haue prophecie, and knowe alle mysteries, and al kunnynge, and if Y haue al feith, so that Y meue hillis fro her place, and Y haue not charite, Y am nouyt.
(And if I have prophecie, and know all mysteries, and all cunninge, and if I have all faith, so that I meue hills from her place, and I have not charity, I am naught/nothing.)

Luth Und wenn ich weissagen könnte und wüßte alle Geheimnisse und alle Erkenntnis und hätte allen Glauben, also daß ich Berge versetzte, und hätte der Liebe nicht, so wäre ich nichts.
(And when I weissagen könnte and wüßte all Geheimnisse and all Erkenntnis and would_have all faith, also that I mountains/hills versetzte, and would_have the/of_the love not, so wäre I nothing.)

ClVg Et si habuero prophetiam, et noverim mysteria omnia, et omnem scientiam: et si habuero omnem fidem ita ut montes transferam, caritatem autem non habuero, nihil sum.[fn]
(And when/but_if habuero prophetiam, and noverim mysteria everything, and omnem scientiam: and when/but_if habuero omnem faith ita as mountains transferam, caritatem however not/no habuero, nihil sum. )

13.2 Et si habuero prophetiam. Ut Balaam, et Caiphas, et Saul. Noverim mysteria. Ut et Judas cum apostolis, et diabolus qui (ut Ezechiel dicit) mysteria divina novit. Scientiam. Ut scribæ et Pharisæi, unde: Vos habetis clavem scientiæ, sed nec intratis, nec alios intrare sinitis Matth. 23.. Habent hæc utique et mali, qui et confitebuntur in judicio, ubi non audebunt mentiri: quibus non dicetur: Non habuistis, sed non novi vos: quia ea sine charitate habuerunt.

13.2 And when/but_if habuero prophetiam. Ut Balaam, and Caiphas, and Saul. Noverim mysteria. Ut and Yudas when/with apostolis, and diabolus who (ut Ezechiel dicit) mysteria divina novit. Scientiam. Ut scribæ and Pharisæi, unde: Vos habetis clavem scientiæ, but but_not intratis, but_not alios intrare sinitis Matth. 23.. Habent these_things utique and mali, who and confitebuntur in yudicio, where not/no audebunt mentiri: to_whom not/no dicetur: Non habuistis, but non novi vos: because ea without charitate habuerunt.

UGNT καὶ ἐὰν ἔχω προφητείαν, καὶ εἰδῶ τὰ μυστήρια πάντα, καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν γνῶσιν, καὶ ἐὰν ἔχω πᾶσαν τὴν πίστιν, ὥστε ὄρη μεθιστάναι, ἀγάπην δὲ μὴ ἔχω, οὐθέν εἰμι.
(kai ean eⱪō profaʸteian, kai eidō ta mustaʸria panta, kai pasan taʸn gnōsin, kai ean eⱪō pasan taʸn pistin, hōste oraʸ methistanai, agapaʸn de maʸ eⱪō, outhen eimi.)

SBL-GNT ⸂καὶ ἐὰν⸃ ἔχω προφητείαν καὶ εἰδῶ τὰ μυστήρια πάντα καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν γνῶσιν, ⸄καὶ ἐὰν⸅ ἔχω πᾶσαν τὴν πίστιν ὥστε ὄρη ⸀μεθιστάναι, ἀγάπην δὲ μὴ ἔχω, οὐθέν εἰμι.
(⸂kai ean⸃ eⱪō profaʸteian kai eidō ta mustaʸria panta kai pasan taʸn gnōsin, ⸄kai ean⸅ eⱪō pasan taʸn pistin hōste oraʸ ⸀methistanai, agapaʸn de maʸ eⱪō, outhen eimi.)

TC-GNT [fn]Καὶ ἐὰν ἔχω προφητείαν, καὶ εἰδῶ τὰ μυστήρια πάντα καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν γνῶσιν, [fn]καὶ ἐὰν ἔχω πᾶσαν τὴν πίστιν, ὥστε ὄρη [fn]μεθιστάνειν, ἀγάπην δὲ μὴ ἔχω, [fn]οὐθέν εἰμι.
(Kai ean eⱪō profaʸteian, kai eidō ta mustaʸria panta kai pasan taʸn gnōsin, kai ean eⱪō pasan taʸn pistin, hōste oraʸ methistanein, agapaʸn de maʸ eⱪō, outhen eimi. )

13:2 και εαν ¦ καν WH

13:2 μεθιστανειν ¦ μεθισταναι NA SBL TH

13:2 ουθεν ¦ ουδεν ANT SCR

Key for above GNTs: red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / hypo

καὶ ἐὰν ἔχω προφητείαν, καὶ εἰδῶ τὰ μυστήρια πάντα, καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν γνῶσιν, καὶ ἐὰν ἔχω πᾶσαν τὴν πίστιν, ὥστε ὄρη μεθιστάναι, ἀγάπην δὲ μὴ ἔχω, οὐθέν εἰμι.

and and (Some words not found in SR-GNT: κἂν ἔχω προφητείαν καὶ εἰδῶ τὰ μυστήρια πάντα καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν γνῶσιν κἂν ἔχω πᾶσαν τὴν πίστιν ὥστε ὄρη μεθιστάναι ἀγάπην δὲ μὴ ἔχω οὐθέν εἰμι)

Here, just as in 13:1, Paul is using a hypothetical situation to teach the Corinthians. He wants them to imagine that he could have prophecy and understand all mysteries and all knowledge and that he could have all faith so as to remove mountains but that he did not have love. He uses himself in this hypothetical situation so that he does not offend the Corinthians by using them as an example of people without love. Use a natural way in your language to introduce a hypothetical situation. Alternate translation: [And suppose that I had all prophecy and understood all mysteries and knowledge, and suppose that I had all faith so as to remove mountains, but also suppose that I did not have love. In that case, I would be nothing]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἔχω προφητείαν

˱I˲_/may_be/_having prophecy

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind prophecy, you can express the idea by using a verb such as “prophesy.” Alternate translation: [I can prophesy]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τὰ μυστήρια πάντα, καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν γνῶσιν

the mysteries all and all the knowledge

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas behind mysteries and knowledge, you can express the ideas in another way, such as with adjectives or verbs. Alternate translation: [everything that is secret and worth knowing] or [all that is hidden and all that there is to know]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἔχω πᾶσαν τὴν πίστιν

˱I˲_/may_be/_having ˱I˲_/may_be/_having all the faith

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind faith, you can express the idea by using a verb such as “believe” or “trust.” Paul implies that this is faithin God. Alternate translation: [I trust God completely]

Note 5 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

ὥστε ὄρη μεθιστάναι

so_as mountains /to_be/_removing

Here, so as to introduces a description of what could result from the faith. Paul here uses an extreme example to define how great the faith is. If it would be helpful in your language, you could indicate how remove mountains relates to faith by making it clearer that Paul identifies remove mountains as an extreme example of what the faith can lead to. Alternate translation: [so that I can even remove mountains]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἀγάπην & μὴ ἔχω

love & not ˱I˲_/may_be/_having

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind love, you can express the idea by using a verb such as “love.” Alternate translation: [I do not love people]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

οὐθέν εἰμι

nothing ˱I˲_am

Here Paul says that he, if the hypothetical situation were true, would be nothing. The Corinthians would have understood him to mean that none of the great things he could do would be worth anything, and he himself would gain no honor or glory from them. Paul does not mean that he would not exist. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate I am nothing by qualifying Paul’s claim or indicating that it refers to honor or value. Alternate translation: [I have no value] or [I gain nothing from those great things]

Parallel 1COR 13:2