3If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast,13:3 Some manuscripts body to the flames but do not have love, I gain nothing.
3And if I give away all my possessions to charity, and if I surrender my body so that I may 13:3 I.e., in martyrdomglory, but do not have love, it does me no good.
3And if I give all my possessions to feed the poor, and if I surrender my body Early mss read that I may boastto be burned, but do not have love, it profits me nothing.
3If I give all my possessions to feed the poor, and if I surrender my body 13:3 Early mss read so that I may boast, i.e. as a martyr.to be burned, but do not have love, it does me no good at all.
3If I give all I possess to the poor and exult in the surrender of my body,13:3 SBL, NE, BYZ, and TR surrender my body to be burned but have not love, I gain nothing.
3Suppose 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.