哥林多前書，十三章
我若能說萬人的方言，並天使的語言，卻沒有愛，我就成了鳴的鑼，響的鈸一般。
我若有先知講道之能，也明白各樣的奧秘，各樣的知識，而且有全備的信，叫我能夠移山，卻沒有愛，我就算不得什麼。
我若將所有的調劑窮人，又捨己身叫人焚燒，卻沒有愛，仍然與我無益。
愛是恆久忍耐，又有恩慈；愛是不嫉妒；愛是不自誇，不張狂，不做害羞的事；不求自己的益處，不輕易發怒，不計算人的惡，不喜歡不易，只喜歡真理；凡事包容，凡事相信，凡事忍耐；愛是永不止息。
先知講道之能終必歸於無有；說方言之能終必歸於停止；知識也終必歸於無有。
我們現在所知道的有限，先知所講的也有限，等那完全的來到，這有限的終必歸於無有了。
我作孩子的時候，話語像孩子，心思像孩子，意念像孩子，既成了人，就把孩子的是丟棄了。
我們如今彷彿對著鏡子觀看，模糊不清，到時候就要面對面了。
我如今所知道的有限，到那時候就全知道，如同主知道我ㄧ樣。
如今常存的有信，有望，有愛這三樣，其中最大的是愛。
Corinthians 1 Chapter 13
If I make use of the tongues of men and of angels, and have not love, I am like sounding brass, or a loud-tongued bell.
And if I have a prophet’s power, and have knowledge of all secret things; and if I have all faith, by which mountains may be moved from their place, but have not love, I am nothing.
And if I give all my goods to the poor, and if I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it is of no profit to me.
Love is never tired of waiting; love is kind; love has no envy; love has no high opinion of itself, love has no pride;
Love’s ways are ever fair, it takes no thought for itself; it is not quickly made angry, it takes no account of evil;
It takes no pleasure in wrong doing, but has joy in what is true;
Love has the power of undergoing all things, having faith in all things, hoping all things.
Though the prophet’s word may come to an end, tongues come to nothing, and knowledge have no more value, love has no end.
For our knowledge is only in part, and the prophet’s word gives only a part of what is true:
But when that which is complete is come, then that which is in part will be no longer necessary.
When I was a child, I made use of a child’s language, I had a child’s feelings and a child’s thoughts: now that I am a man, I have put away the things of a child.
For now we see things in a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now my knowledge is in part; then it will be complete, even as God’s knowledge of me.
But now we still have faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love.