1 Corinthians 13:3 Meaning and Explanation
“And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.”
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Read Full Chapter →Even total sacrifice of possessions and life itself profits nothing without love behind it.
What Does 1 Corinthians 13:3 Mean?
Paul reaches the costliest acts a person could offer: giving away every possession to feed the poor, and surrendering the body to the flames. These look like the height of devotion, beyond what most would dare.
But the heart can give without loving, and sacrifice can be hollowed out by pride or duty. Stripped of love, even these extremes profit the giver nothing. The cross of Christ was not merely a sacrifice but an act of love poured out for others, and that love is what Paul calls every believer to make the wellspring of their giving.
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What does 1 Corinthians 13:3 mean?
Even total sacrifice of possessions and life itself profits nothing without love behind it.