I Corinthians 13 Comparison: Catholic Public Domain vs Douay-Rheims
I Corinthians 13
1If I were to speak in the language of men, or of Angels, yet not have charity, I would be like a clanging bell or a crashing cymbal.
2And if I have prophecy, and learn every mystery, and obtain all knowledge, and possess all faith, so that I could move mountains, yet not have charity, then I am nothing.
3And if I distribute all my goods in order to feed the poor, and if I hand over my body to be burned, yet not have charity, it offers me nothing.
4Charity is patient, is kind. Charity does not envy, does not act wrongly, is not inflated.
5Charity is not ambitious, does not seek for itself, is not provoked to anger, devises no evil.
6Charity does not rejoice over iniquity, but rejoices in truth.
7Charity suffers all, believes all, hopes all, endures all.
8Charity is never torn away, even if prophecies pass away, or languages cease, or knowledge is destroyed.
9For we know only in part, and we prophesy only in part.
10But when the perfect arrives, the imperfect passes away.
11When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I understood like a child, I thought like a child. But when I became a man, I put aside the things of a child.
12Now we see through a glass darkly. But then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know, even as I am known.
13But for now, these three continue: faith, hope, and charity. And the greatest of these is charity.
I Corinthians 13
1If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
2And if I should have prophecy and should know all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I should have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.
3And if I should distribute all my goods to feed the poor, and if I should deliver my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
4Charity is patient, is kind: charity envieth not, dealeth not perversely, is not puffed up,
5Is not ambitious, seeketh not her own, is not provoked to anger, thinketh no evil:
6Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth with the truth:
7Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
8Charity never falleth away: whether prophecies shall be made void or tongues shall cease or knowledge shall be destroyed.
9For we know in part: and we prophesy in part.
10But when that which is perfect is come, that which is in part shall be done away.
11When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child. But, when I became a man, I put away the things of a child.
12We see now through a glass in a dark manner: but then face to face. Now I know in part: but then I shall know even as I am known.
13And now there remain faith, hope, and charity, these three: but the greatest of these is charity.
Understanding Catholic Public Domain vs Douay-Rheims in I Corinthians 13
Catholic Public Domain (CPDV)
Modern Catholic translation in the public domain with deuterocanonical books. Clear, contemporary English while preserving a formal tone. A strong option for Catholic reading plans and study.
Douay-Rheims (DRC)
Traditional Catholic English translation from the Latin Vulgate. Includes deuterocanonical books used in Catholic tradition. Best for readers who want a classic, historically influential Catholic Bible.
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Key Comparison: I Corinthians 13:1
"If I were to speak in the language of men, or of Angels, yet not have charity, I would be like a clanging bell or a crashing cymbal."
"If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal."
