all faith In the sense of ch. 1 Corinthians 12:9, where see note.

so that I could remove mountains A quotation of words recorded in St Matthew 17:20; Matthew 21:21. Whether St Matthew's Gospel were already written or not, these words had reached St Paul, and this must be regarded as a confirmation of the truth of the Gospel narrative. It is remarkable that they appear in a different form in St Luke (Luke 17:6).

I am nothing The Apostle does not say that it is possible for a man to have all these gifts without love. He only says that if it werepossible, it would be useless. But realfaith, in the Scripture sense, without love, is an impossibility. Cf. Galatians 5:6; Ephesians 3:17; Ephesians 3:19; Ephesians 4:13-16; St James 2:18-26. True Christian faith unites us to Christ, Who is Love.

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