Prima lettera ai Corinzi - 1 Corinthians 13

GREEK BIBLE	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Εαν λαλω τας γλωσσας των ανθρωπων και των αγγελων, αγαπην δε μη εχω, εγεινα χαλκος ηχων η κυμβαλον αλαλαζον.	1 If I were to speak in the language of men, or of Angels, yet not have charity, I would be like a clanging bell or a crashing cymbal.
2 Και εαν εχω προφητειαν και εξευρω παντα τα μυστηρια και πασαν την γνωσιν, και εαν εχω πασαν την πιστιν, ωστε να μετατοπιζω ορη, αγαπην δε μη εχω, ειμαι ουδεν.	2 And if I have prophecy, and learn every mystery, and obtain all knowledge, and possess all faith, so that I could move mountains, yet not have charity, then I am nothing.
3 Και εαν παντα τα υπαρχοντα μου διανειμω, και εαν παραδωσω το σωμα μου δια να καυθω, αγαπην δε μη εχω, ουδεν ωφελουμαι.	3 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.
4 Η αγαπη μακροθυμει, αγαθοποιει, η αγαπη δεν φθονει, η αγαπη δεν αυθαδιαζει, δεν επαιρεται,	4 Charity is patient, is kind. Charity does not envy, does not act wrongly, is not inflated.
5 δεν ασχημονει, δεν ζητει τα εαυτης, δεν παροξυνεται, δεν διαλογιζεται το κακον,	5 Charity is not ambitious, does not seek for itself, is not provoked to anger, devises no evil.
6 δεν χαιρει εις την αδικιαν, συγχαιρει δε εις την αληθειαν?	6 Charity does not rejoice over iniquity, but rejoices in truth.
7 παντα ανεχεται, παντα πιστευει, παντα ελπιζει, παντα υπομενει.	7 Charity suffers all, believes all, hopes all, endures all.
8 Η αγαπη ουδεποτε εκπιπτει? τα αλλα ομως, ειτε προφητειαι ειναι, θελουσι καταργηθη? ειτε γλωσσαι, θελουσι παυσει? ειτε γνωσις, θελει καταργηθη.	8 Charity is never torn away, even if prophecies pass away, or languages cease, or knowledge is destroyed.
9 Διοτι κατα μερος γινωσκομεν και κατα μερος προφητευομεν?	9 For we know only in part, and we prophesy only in part.
10 οταν ομως ελθη το τελειον, τοτε το κατα μερος θελει καταργηθη.	10 But when the perfect arrives, the imperfect passes away.
11 Οτε ημην νηπιος, ως νηπιος ελαλουν, ως νηπιος εφρονουν, ως νηπιος εσυλλογιζομην? οτε ομως εγεινα ανηρ, κατηργησα τα του νηπιου.	11 When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I understood like a child, I thought like a child. But when I became a man, I put aside the things of a child.
12 Διοτι τωρα βλεπομεν δια κατοπτρου αινιγματωδως, τοτε δε προσωπον προς προσωπον? τωρα γνωριζω κατα μερος, τοτε δε θελω γνωρισει καθως και εγνωρισθην.	12 Now we see through a glass darkly. But then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know, even as I am known.
13 Τωρα δε μενει πιστις, ελπις, αγαπη, τα τρια ταυτα. μεγαλητερα δε τουτων ειναι η αγαπη.	13 But for now, these three continue: faith, hope, and charity. And the greatest of these is charity.