1 Corinthians 13:3

If I give all I possess to the poor and exult in the surrender of my body, but have not love, I gain nothing.

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3 songs meet this passage

  • “I guess I thought that if I gave you what I had”

    White Keys · Dominic Fike

    strains against 1 Corinthians 13:3

    Giving everything materially doesn't guarantee love landing or lasting; Paul reminds us generosity without real love profits nothing.

  • FOG · Malik Elijah

    resonates with 1 Corinthians 13:1-3

    This line captures a real insight, that love rather than achievement is what truly matters, echoing Paul's teaching that without love, accomplishments are empty.

  • Crescendo · ODIE

    resonates with 1 Corinthians 13:1-3

    Closing on love as the essential thing echoes Paul's elevation of love above achievement, status, or eloquence.

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