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NASB | 1 Corinthians 13:2 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 do not have love, I am nothing. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 13:2 And if I have the gift of prophecy [and speak a new message from God to the people], and understand all mysteries, and [possess] all knowledge; and if I have all [sufficient] faith so that I can remove mountains, but do not have love [reaching out to others], I am nothing. |
Bible Question: what are the gifts of the God |
Bible Answer: There were certainly many gifts from God's spirit... i.e. speaking in Tongues. However, the apostle Paul makes a strong point under inspiration in the last verse of 1 Cor:12: "But earnestly desire the greater gifts. And I show you a still more excellent way." - 1 Cor 12:31 The very next verse in the very next chapter shows the 'greatest' gift! 1 Cor 13:1 "If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal." Love was also extolled as foremost by Jesus Christ. And, he instructed us how to display it (for as we know actions speak louder than words) when he answered this question: "Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law? And He [Jesus] said to him, 'YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.' This is the great and foremost commandment. The second is like it, 'YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.' - Mt 22:36-39 The ultimate importance of this gift to display love is found in 1 John 4:8 "He who does not love has not become acquainted with God [does not and never did know Him], for God is love." (Amplified Bible) |
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