# 1 Corinthians 13.4
**Book:** [1 Corinthians](/codex/1-corinthians/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT
## Immediate context (±2 verses)
**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 2. And if I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3. 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.
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> **4. Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,**
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> 5. doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not its own, is not provoked, taketh not account of evil; 6. rejoiceth not in unrighteousness, but rejoiceth with the truth; (1 Corinthians 13:2-6, ASV)
**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 2. If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but don’t have love, I am nothing. 3. 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.
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> **4. Love is patient and is kind; love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud,**
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> 5. doesn’t behave itself inappropriately, doesn’t seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil; 6. doesn’t rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; (1 Corinthians 13:2-6, WEB)
**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 2. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. 3. 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.
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> **4. Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, vaunteth: or, is not rash**
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> 5. Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; 6. Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; in the truth: or, with the truth (1 Corinthians 13:2-6, KJV)
**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 2. and if I have prophecy, and know all the secrets, and all the knowledge, and if I have all the faith, so as to remove mountains, and have not love, I am nothing; 3. 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.
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> **4. The love is long-suffering, it is kind, the love doth not envy, the love doth not vaunt itself, is not puffed up,**
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> 5. doth not act unseemly, doth not seek its own things, is not provoked, doth not impute evil, 6. rejoiceth not over the unrighteousness, and rejoiceth with the truth; (1 Corinthians 13:2-6, YLT)
## Setting
- **Speaker:** Paul the Apostle
- **Audience:** Christian believers in Corinth
- **Location:** composed in Ephesus; addressed to Corinth
- **Time period:** composed c. AD 55-56
## Theological reading
## Key words
- [G0026 - agape](/codex/g0026-agape/), *agape* (Strong's G26). Also appears in: [John 5](/codex/john-5/), [John 13.34-35](/codex/john-13-34-35/), [John 15.9](/codex/john-15-9/).
## Why these four translations
ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.
The four:
- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.
See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.
## Quoted in
**Concepts:**
- [Spiritual Warfare](/codex/spiritual-warfare/)
**Lexicon:**
- [G0026 - agape](/codex/g0026-agape/), via [1 Corinthians 13.1-13](/codex/1-corinthians-13-1-13/)
- [G2205 - zelos](/codex/g2205-zelos/)