1 Corinthians 13:3
Modern Translations
New International Version
If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.

New Living Translation
If I gave everything I have to the poor and even sacrificed my body, I could boast about it; but if I didn’t love others, I would have gained nothing.

English Standard Version
If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing.

Berean Study Bible
If I give all I possess to the poor and exult in the surrender of my body, but have not love, I gain nothing.

New American Standard Bible
And if I give away all my possessions to charity, and if I surrender my body so that I may glory, but do not have love, it does me no good.

NASB 1995
And if I give all my possessions to feed the poor, and if I surrender my body to be burned, but do not have love, it profits me nothing.

NASB 1977
And if I give all my possessions to feed the poor, and if I deliver my body to be burned, but do not have love, it profits me nothing.

Amplified Bible
If I give all my possessions to feed the poor, and if I surrender my body to be burned, but do not have love, it does me no good at all.

Christian Standard Bible
And if I give away all my possessions, and if I give over my body in order to boast but do not have love, I gain nothing.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And if I donate all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body in order to boast but do not have love, I gain nothing.

Contemporary English Version
What if I gave away all that I owned and let myself be burned alive? I would gain nothing, unless I loved others.

Good News Translation
I may give away everything I have, and even give up my body to be burned--but if I have no love, this does me no good.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I may even give away all that I have and give up my body to be burned. But if I don't have love, none of these things will help me.

International Standard Version
Even if I give away everything that I have and sacrifice myself, but have no love, I gain nothing.

NET Bible
If I give away everything I own, and if I give over my body in order to boast, but do not have love, I receive no benefit.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.

New King James Version
And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing.

King James 2000 Bible
And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not love, it profits me nothing.

New Heart English Bible
If I dole out all my goods to feed the poor, and if I surrender my body so that I may boast, but do not have love, it profits me nothing.

World English Bible
If I dole out all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body to be burned, but don't have love, it profits me nothing.

American King James Version
And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profits me nothing.

American Standard Version
And if I bestow all my goods to feed the poor , and if I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profiteth me nothing.

A Faithful Version
And if I give away all my goods, and if I deliver up my body that I may be burned, but do not have love, I have gained nothing.

Darby Bible Translation
And if I shall dole out all my goods in food, and if I deliver up my body that I may be burned, but have not love, I profit nothing.

English Revised Version
And if I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profiteth me nothing.

Webster's Bible Translation
And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And though I feede the poore with all my goods, and though I giue my body, that I be burned, and haue not loue, it profiteth me nothing.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And though I bestowe all my goodes to feede the poore, and though I geue my body that I burned, and haue not loue, it profiteth me nothyng.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And though I bestowed all my goodes to fede ye poore, and though I gaue my body euen that I burned, and yet haue not loue, it profiteth me nothinge.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And though I bestowed all my gooddes to fede ye poore and though I gave my body even that I burned and yet had no love it profeteth me nothinge.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and if I give away all my goods to feed others, and if I give up my body that I may be burned, and do not have love, I am profited nothing.

Berean Literal Bible
And if I may give away all my possessions, and I may deliver up my body that I may boast, but have not love, I am profited nothing.

Young's Literal Translation
and if I give away to feed others all my goods, and if I give up my body that I may be burned, and have not love, I am profited nothing.

Smith's Literal Translation
And if I feed out all my goods, and if I deliver my body that I be burned, and have not love, I am profited nothing.

Literal Emphasis Translation
And if I dole out all my possessions to feed others, and if I give over my body that I may boast, but have not love, I have helped nothing.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And if I should distribute all my goods to feed the poor, and if I should deliver my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And if I distribute all my goods in order to feed the poor, and if I hand over my body to be burned, yet not have charity, it offers me nothing.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And if I should feed everything that I have to the poor, and if I hand over my body to be burned up and I have no love in me, I gain nothing.

Lamsa Bible
And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not love in my heart, I gain nothing.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And though I give all my goods to feed the poor, and though I deliver up my body to be burned, and have not love, I am profited nothing.

Godbey New Testament
And if I give all my goods to feed the poor, and if I may give my body that I shall be burnt, and have not divine love, I am profited as to nothing.

Haweis New Testament
And if I deal out all my goods in alms, and deliver up my body that I should be burned, but have not love, I am nothing advantaged by it.

Mace New Testament
and tho' I distribute my whole substance to the poor, and give my body to be burned, and have not social affection, it profits me nothing.

Weymouth New Testament
And if I distribute all my possessions to the poor, and give up my body to be burned, but am destitute of Love, it profits me nothing.

Worrell New Testament
And, if I bestow in morsels all my goods; and, if I give my body to he burned, but have not love, I am profited nothing.

Worsley New Testament
And though I give all my substance to feed the poor, and my body to be burnt, and have not charity, I am nothing profited.
















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