A   Thought I speake with to&ubar;ges of m&ebar; and angels, and yet had no loue, I were euen as soundinge brasse, or as a tynklinge Cimbal. And though I could prophecye, and vnderstande all secretes, and all knowledge: yea, yf I had ^note all fayth so that I coulde moue mountaines out of theyr places, and yet had no loue, I were nothing. And thought I bestowed all my goodes to fede the pore, and though I gaue my bodye euen that I burned, and yet had no loue, it profeteth me nothinge.

B    ^noteLoue suffreth longe, and is curteous. Loue enuieth not. ^noteLoue doth not frowardelye, swelleth not, dealeth not dishonestlye, seketh not her owne, is not prouoketh to anger, thinketh not euil, reioiceth not in iniquitie: but reioiseth in the trueth, suffreth all thinge, beleueth all thinges, hopeth al thinges, endureth in all thinges. Though that propheciynge fayle, other tounges shall cease, or knowledge vanishe awaye, yet loue falleth neuer awaye.

C   For oure knowledge is vnperfect, ∧ oure prophesiynge is vnperfecte. But when that which is perfect, is come: then þt; which is vnperfect, shal be done awaye: When I was a child, I spake as a chylde, I vnderstode as a child, I Imagined as a chylde. But assone as I was a m&abar;, I put away childishnes. Nowe we se in a glasse eu&ebar; in a darke speakinge, but then shall we se face to face. Nowe I knowe vnperfectlye, but then shall I knowe eu&ebar; as I am know&ebar;. Nowe abideth fayth, hope, and loue, euen these thre: but05Q1457 the chiefe of these is loue.

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