1 Corinthians 13:3 NKJV – The Necessity of Love

This verse from the New Testament reminds us that love is the most essential thing in life. It tells us that even if we give away all our possessions and suffer great hardships for others but do not have love, we have gained nothing. It teaches us that love is the foundation of all our actions and that it is the greatest gift we can give to others. Let us love unconditionally and make love the motivation behind all our deeds.

1 Corinthians 13:3 NKJV

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.

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Commentaries for 1 Corinthians 13:3

1 Corinthians 13:3 KJV – 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.

1 Corinthians 13:3 NIV – 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.

1 Corinthians 13:3 NLT – 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.

1 Corinthians 13:3 ESV – If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing.

1 Corinthians 13:3 NET – 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.