john
love
If I speak in the tongues[SUP][
a][/SUP] of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. [SUP]2 [/SUP]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 do not have love, I am nothing. [SUP]3 [/SUP]If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast,[SUP][
b][/SUP] but do not have love, I gain nothing.[SUP]4 [/SUP]Love is
patient, love is
kind. It does not envy, it
does not boast, it
is not proud. [SUP]5 [/SUP]It
does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it
keeps no record of wrongs. [SUP]6 [/SUP]Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. [SUP]7 [/SUP]It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.