Section 13:1–13

Love endures forever

13:1a If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels,

If I speak in the languages of people and the languages of angels,
-or-
Somebody may speak in tongues like people speak and even like angels.

13:1b but have not love,

but do not love ⌊other people⌋,
-or-
But if that person does not have a heart of love,

13:1c I am only a ringing gong or a clanging cymbal.

I am like a noisy gong or a crashing cymbal.
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their speech is ⌊meaningless⌋ like a person banging on a gong or a cymbal.

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