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ܐܢ ܒܟܠ ܠܫܢ ܕܒܢܝܢܫܐ ܐܡܠܠ ܘܒܕܡܠܐܟܐ ܘܚܘܒܐ ܠܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܒܝ ܗܘܝܬ ܠܝ ܢܚܫܐ ܕܙܐܡ ܐܘ ܨܨܠܐ ܕܝܗܒ ܩܠܐ
'n bkl lshn dbnynsh' 'mll wbdml'k' wkhwb' l' nhw' by hwyth ly nkhsh' dz'm 'w tstsl' dyhb ql'
If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don’t have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal.
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ܘܐܢ ܬܗܘܐ ܒܝ ܢܒܝܘܬܐ ܘܐܕܥ ܐܪܙܐ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܘܟܠܗ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܘܐܢ ܬܗܘܐ ܒܝ ܟܠܗ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܛܘܪܐ ܐܫܢܐ ܘܚܘܒܐ ܠܝܬ ܒܝ ܠܐ ܗܘܝܬ ܡܕܡ
w'n thhw' by nbywth' w'de 'rz' klhwn wklh ydeth' w'n thhw' by klh hymnwth' 'ykn' dTwr' 'shn' wkhwb' lyth by l' hwyth mdm
If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but don’t have love, I am nothing.
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ܘܐܢ ܐܘܟܠ ܟܠ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܝ ܠܡܣܟܢܐ ܘܐܢ ܐܫܠܡ ܦܓܪܝ ܕܢܐܩܕ ܘܚܘܒܐ ܠܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܒܝ ܡܕܡ ܠܐ ܝܬܪ ܐܢܐ
w'n 'wkl kl d'yth ly lmskn' w'n 'shlm pgry dn'qd wkhwb' l' nhw' by mdm l' ythr 'n'
If I give away all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body to be burned, but don’t have love, it profits me nothing.
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ܚܘܒܐ ܢܓܝܪܐ ܗܝ ܪܘܚܗ ܘܒܣܝܡ ܚܘܒܐ ܠܐ ܚܣܡ ܚܘܒܐ ܠܐ ܡܫܬܓܫ ܘܠܐ ܡܬܚܬܪ
khwb' ngyr' hy rwkhh wbsym khwb' l' khsm khwb' l' mshthgsh wl' mthkhthr
Love is patient and is kind; love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud,
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ܘܠܐ ܣܥܪ ܕܒܗܬܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܒܥܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܘܠܐ ܡܬܬܦܝܪ ܘܠܐ ܡܬܪܥܐ ܕܒܝܫ
wl' ser dbhthth' wl' be' dylh wl' mththpyr wl' mthre' dbysh
doesn’t behave itself inappropriately, doesn’t seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil;
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ܠܐ ܚܕܐ ܒܥܘܠܐ ܐܠܐ ܚܕܐ ܒܩܘܫܬܐ
l' khd' bewl' 'l' khd' bqwshth'
doesn’t rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth;
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ܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܡܣܝܒܪ ܟܠܡܕܡ ܡܗܝܡܢ ܟܠ ܡܣܒܪ ܟܠ ܣܒܠ
kl mdm msybr klmdm mhymn kl msbr kl sbl
bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
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ܚܘܒܐ ܡܡܬܘܡ ܠܐ ܢܦܠ ܢܒܝܘܬܐ ܓܝܪ ܢܬܒܛܠܢ ܘܠܫܢܐ ܢܫܬܬܩܘܢ ܘܝܕܥܬܐ ܬܬܒܛܠ
khwb' mmthwm l' npl nbywth' gyr nthbTln wlshn' nshththqwn wydeth' ththbTl
Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will be done away with. Where there are various languages, they will cease. Where there is knowledge, it will be done away with.
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ܩܠܝܠ ܗܘ ܓܝܪ ܡܢ ܣܓܝ ܝܕܥܝܢܢ ܘܩܠܝܠ ܡܢ ܣܓܝ ܡܬܢܒܝܢܢ
qlyl hw gyr mn sgy ydeynn wqlyl mn sgy mthnbynn
For we know in part, and we prophesy in part;
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ܐܡܬܝ ܕܝܢ ܕܬܐܬܐ ܓܡܝܪܘܬܐ ܗܝܕܝܢ ܢܬܒܛܠ ܗܘ ܡܕܡ ܕܩܠܝܠ ܗܘܐ
'mthy dyn dth'th' gmyrwth' hydyn nthbTl hw mdm dqlyl hw'
but when that which is complete has come, then that which is partial will be done away with.
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ܟܕ ܝܠܘܕܐ ܗܘܝܬ ܐܝܟ ܝܠܘܕܐ ܡܡܠܠ ܗܘܝܬ ܘܐܝܟ ܝܠܘܕܐ ܡܬܪܥܐ ܗܘܝܬ ܘܐܝܟ ܝܠܘܕܐ ܡܬܚܫܒ ܗܘܝܬ ܟܕ ܗܘܝܬ ܕܝܢ ܓܒܪܐ ܒܛܠܬ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܛܠܝܘܬܐ
kd ylwd' hwyth 'yk ylwd' mmll hwyth w'yk ylwd' mthre' hwyth w'yk ylwd' mthkhshb hwyth kd hwyth dyn gbr' bTlth hlyn dTlywth'
When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I felt as a child, I thought as a child. Now that I have become a man, I have put away childish things.
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ܗܫܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܡܚܙܝܬܐ ܚܙܝܢܢ ܒܦܠܐܬܐ ܗܝܕܝܢ ܕܝܢ ܐܦܝܢ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܦܝܢ ܗܫܐ ܝܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܩܠܝܠ ܡܢ ܣܓܝ ܗܝܕܝܢ ܕܝܢ ܐܕܥ ܐܝܟ ܡܐ ܕܐܬܝܕܥܬ
hsh' 'yk dbmkhzyth' khzynn bpl'th' hydyn dyn 'pyn lwqbl 'pyn hsh' yde 'n' qlyl mn sgy hydyn dyn 'de 'yk m' d'thydeth
For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know fully, even as I was also fully known.
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ܗܠܝܢ ܐܢܝܢ ܓܝܪ ܬܠܬ ܕܡܟܬܪܢ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܘܣܒܪܐ ܘܚܘܒܐ ܕܪܒ ܕܝܢ ܡܢܗܝܢ ܚܘܒܐ
hlyn 'nyn gyr thlth dmkthrn hymnwth' wsbr' wkhwb' drb dyn mnhyn khwb'
But now faith, hope, and love remain—these three. The greatest of these is love.