1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 13:2
2If 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.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If | ἐὰν | ean | Conjunction | G1437 if |
| I have | ἔχω | echō | Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| the gift of prophecy | προφητείαν | prophēteian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G4394 prophecy |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| can fathom | εἰδῶ | eidō | Verb - Perfect Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular | G1492 I know, remember |
| all | πάντα | panta | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| mysteries | μυστήρια | mystēria | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3466 anything hidden, a mystery |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| all | πᾶσαν | pasan | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| knowledge | γνῶσιν | gnōsin | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1108 knowledge, doctrine, wisdom |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| if | ἐὰν | ean | Conjunction | G1437 if |
| I have | ἔχω | echō | Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| absolute | πᾶσαν | pasan | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| faith | πίστιν | pistin | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G4102 faith, belief, trust |
| so as | ὥστε | hōste | Conjunction | G5620 so that, therefore |
| to move | μεθιστάναι | methistanai | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G3179 I move out of its place, transfer |
| mountains | ὄρη | orē | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3735 a mountain |
| but | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| have | ἔχω | echō | Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| not | μὴ | mē | Adverb | G3361 not, lest |
| love | ἀγάπην | agapēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G26 love |
| I am | εἰμι | eimi | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| nothing | οὐθέν | outhen | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3762 no one, none, nothing |
Cross-references
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1 John 4:8 · 1 Corinthians 13:3 · 1 John 4:20–21 · Matthew 17:20 · Matthew 21:21 · 1 Corinthians 16:22 · 1 Corinthians 12:8–10 · 1 Corinthians 14:1–2 · Galatians 5:16 · Ephesians 3:4 · 1 Corinthians 13:1 · Colossians 1:26
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.