The three most important things to have are faith, hope and love. But the greatest of them is love.

如今常存的有信，有望，有爱；这三样，其中最大的是爱。

如今常存的有信，有望，有爱这三样，其中最大的是爱。

如今常存的有信，有望，有爱这三样，其中最大的是爱。

如今常存的有信、望、爱这三样，其中最伟大的是爱。

现在常存的有信、望、爱这三样，其中最大的是爱。

所以现在常存的有信、望、爱这三样；而其中更大的是爱。

如今常存的有信，有望，有愛這三樣，其中最大的是愛。

如今常存的有信，有望，有愛這三樣，其中最大的是愛。

如今常存的有信，有望，有愛這三樣，其中最大的是愛。

如今常存的有信、望、愛這三樣，其中最偉大的是愛。

現在常存的有信、望、愛這三樣，其中最大的是愛。

如今長存着信、望、愛、這三樣：其中最大的就是愛。

所以現在常存的有信、望、愛這三樣；而其中更大的是愛。

今所存者三、信也、望也、愛也、其中惟愛為大、

所存於今者、信也、望也、仁也、三者之中、仁為大、

今有信、有望、有愛、此三者皆存、其中至大者、愛也、

現所存者、惟信、望、愛三德；三德之中、愛為大。

And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

Three things will last forever— faith, hope, and love— and the greatest of these is love.

Now these three remain: faith, hope, and love— but the greatest of these is love.

But now faith, hope, and love remain, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

But now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love.

Now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.

And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these[ is] charity.

And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.

But now faith, hope, and love remain— these three. The greatest of these is love.

Be loving in everything you do.

And over all these good things put on love. Love holds them all together perfectly as if they were one.

Suppose I speak in the languages of human beings or of angels. If I don’t have love, I am only a loud gong or a noisy cymbal.Suppose I have the gift of prophecy. Suppose I can understand all the secret things of God and know everything about him. And suppose I have enough faith to move mountains. If I don’t have love, I am nothing at all.Suppose I give everything I have to poor people. And suppose I give myself over to a difficult life so I can brag. If I don’t have love, I get nothing at all.Love is patient. Love is kind. It does not want what belongs to others. It does not brag. It is not proud.It does not dishonor other people. It does not look out for its own interests. It does not easily become angry. It does not keep track of other people’s wrongs.Love is not happy with evil. But it is full of joy when the truth is spoken.It always protects. It always trusts. It always hopes. It never gives up.Love never fails. But prophecy will pass away. Speaking in languages that had not been known before will end. And knowledge will pass away.

Dear friends, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has become a child of God and knows God.Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.Here is how God showed his love among us. He sent his one and only Son into the world. He sent him so we could receive life through him.Here is what love is. It is not that we loved God. It is that he loved us and sent his Son to give his life to pay for our sins.Dear friends, since God loved us this much, we should also love one another.No one has ever seen God. But if we love one another, God lives in us. His love is made complete in us.Here’s how we know that we are joined to him and he to us. He has given us his Holy Spirit.The Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. We have seen it and are witnesses to it.God lives in anyone who agrees that Jesus is the Son of God. This kind of person remains joined to God.So we know that God loves us. We depend on it. God is love. Anyone who leads a life of love is joined to God. And God is joined to them.Suppose love is fulfilled among us. Then we can be without fear on the day God judges the world. Love is fulfilled among us when in this world we are like Jesus.There is no fear in love. Instead, perfect love drives away fear. That’s because fear has to do with being punished. The one who fears does not have perfect love.

Circumcision and uncircumcision aren’t worth anything to those who believe in Christ Jesus. The only thing that really counts is faith that shows itself through love.

Jesus answered,“ Here is the most important one. Moses said,‘ Israel, listen to me. The Lord is our God. The Lord is one.Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. Love him with all your mind and with all your strength.’( Deuteronomy 6:4, 5)And here is the second one.‘ Love your neighbor as you love yourself.’( Leviticus 19:18) There is no commandment more important than these.”

I pray that your love will grow more and more. And let it be based on knowledge and understanding.

But here is something else I remember. And it gives me hope.The Lord loves us very much. So we haven’t been completely destroyed. His loving concern never fails.His great love is new every morning. Lord, how faithful you are!I say to myself,“ The Lord is everything I will ever need. So I will put my hope in him.”The Lord is good to those who put their hope in him. He is good to those who look to him.It is good when people wait quietly for the Lord to save them.

Love is the purpose of my command. Love comes from a pure heart. It comes from a good sense of what is right and wrong. It comes from faith that is honest and true.

But we belong to the day. So let us control ourselves. Let us put on our chest the armor of faith and love. Let us put on the hope of salvation like a helmet.

My brothers and sisters, you were chosen to be free. But don’t use your freedom as an excuse to live under the power of sin. Instead, serve one another in love.The whole law is fulfilled by obeying this one command.“ Love your neighbor as you love yourself.”( Leviticus 19:18)If you say or do things that harm one another, watch out! You could end up destroying one another.So I say, live by the Holy Spirit’s power. Then you will not do what your desires controlled by sin want you to do.The desires controlled by sin do not want what the Spirit delights in. And the Spirit does not want what the desires controlled by sin delight in. The two are at war with each other. That’s why you are not supposed to do whatever you want.But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the authority of the law.The result of sin’s control in our lives is clear. It includes sexual sins, impure acts and wild living.It includes worshiping statues of gods and worshiping evil powers. It also includes hatred and fighting, jealousy and fits of anger. Sinful desire is interested only in getting ahead. It stirs up trouble. It separates people into their own little groups.It wants what others have. It gets drunk and takes part in wild parties. It does many things of that kind. I warn you now as I did before. People who live like this will not receive God’s kingdom.But the fruit the Holy Spirit produces is love, joy and peace. It is being patient, kind and good. It is being faithful

Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is a child of God. And everyone who loves the Father loves his children as well.Here is how we know that we love God’s children. We know it when we love God and obey his commands.In fact, here is what it means to love God. We love him by obeying his commands. And his commands are not hard to obey.That’s because everyone who is a child of God has won the battle over the world. Our faith has won the battle for us.Who is it that has won the battle over the world? Only the person who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.

If the building doesn’t burn up, God will give the builder a reward for the work.

Because of what Christ has done, you believe in God. It was God who raised him from the dead. And it was God who gave him glory. So your faith and hope are in God.

God has chosen to make known to them the glorious riches of that mystery. He has made it known among the Gentiles. And here is what it is. Christ is in you. He is your hope of glory.

But whoever loves God is known by God.

We must all stand in front of Christ to be judged. Each one of us will be judged for what we do while in our bodies. We’ll be judged for the good things and the bad things. Then each of us will receive what we are supposed to get.

God gave us his Spirit. And the Spirit doesn’t make us weak and fearful. Instead, the Spirit gives us power and love. He helps us control ourselves.

Christ died for everyone. He died so that those who live should not live for themselves anymore. They should live for Christ. He died for them and was raised again.

Our hope is certain. It is something for the soul to hold on to. It is strong and secure. It goes all the way into the Most Holy Room behind the curtain.

That’s the hope we had when we were saved. But hope that can be seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have?We hope for what we don’t have yet. So we are patient as we wait for it.

Dear children, I’m writing to you because you know the Father. Fathers, I’m writing to you because you know the one who is from the beginning. Young men, I’m writing to you because you are strong. God’s word lives in you. You have won the battle over the evil one.

Follow the way of love. You should also want the gifts the Holy Spirit gives. Most of all, you should want the gift of prophecy.

We want each of you to be faithful to the very end. If you are, then what you hope for will fully happen.

Make sure that you don’t forget what you have heard from the beginning. Then you will remain joined to the Son and to the Father.

Those who are God’s children will not keep on sinning. God’s very nature remains in them. They can’t go on sinning. That’s because they are God’s children.

The strength to go on produces character. Character produces hope.And hope will never bring us shame. That’s because God’s love has been poured into our hearts. This happened through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.

But I have prayed for you, Simon. I have prayed that your faith will not fail. When you have turned back, help your brothers to be strong.”

The seed on rocky ground stands for those who hear the message and receive it with joy. But they have no roots. They believe for a while. But when they are tested, they fall away from the faith.The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear the message. But as they go on their way, they are choked by life’s worries, riches and pleasures. So they do not reach full growth.But the seed on good soil stands for those with an honest and good heart. Those people hear the message. They keep it in their hearts. They remain faithful and produce a good crop.

Now I want to deal with food sacrificed to statues of gods. We know that“ We all have knowledge.” But knowledge makes people proud, while love builds them up.

My spirit, why are you so sad? Why are you so upset deep down inside me? Put your hope in God. Once again I will have reason to praise him. He is my Savior and my God.

He answered,“‘ Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. Love him with all your strength and with all your mind.’( Deuteronomy 6:5) And,‘ Love your neighbor as you love yourself.’ ”( Leviticus 19:18)

My spirit, why are you so sad? Why are you so upset deep down inside me? Put your hope in God. Once again I will have reason to praise him. He is my Savior and my God.

May the God who gives hope fill you with great joy. May you have perfect peace as you trust in him. May the power of the Holy Spirit fill you with hope.

Your faith and love are based on the hope you have. What you hope for is stored up for you in heaven. You have already heard about it. You were told about it when the true message was given to you. I’m talking about the good news

But we don’t belong to the people who pull back and are destroyed. We belong to the people who believe and are saved.Faith is being sure of what we hope for. It is being sure of what we do not see.That is what the people of long ago were praised for.We have faith. So we understand that everything was made when God commanded it. That’s why we believe that what we see was not made out of what could be seen.Abel had faith. So he brought to God a better offering than Cain did. Because of his faith Abel was praised as a godly man. God said good things about his offerings. Because of his faith Abel still speaks. He speaks even though he is dead.Enoch had faith. So he was taken from this life. He didn’t die.“ He couldn’t be found, because God had taken him away.”( Genesis 5:24) Before God took him, Enoch was praised as one who pleased God.Without faith it is impossible to please God. Those who come to God must believe that he exists. And they must believe that he rewards those who look to him.Noah had faith. So he built an ark to save his family. He built it because of his great respect for God. God had warned him about things that could not yet be seen. Because of his faith Noah showed the world that it was guilty. Because of his faith he was considered right with God.

So don’t throw away your bold faith. It will bring you rich rewards.

Blessed are those who depend on the God of Jacob for help. Blessed are those who put their hope in the Lord their God.