And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.
Mysteries (Romans 11:25; Romans 16:25). Mysteries refer to God's deep counsels heretofore secret, but now revealed; knowledge, to truths long known.
Faith, so that I could remove mountains (Matthew 21:21) - confidence in God that the miraculous result will surely follow the exercise of the will at the Spirit's secret impulse. Without "love," prophecy, knowledge and faith are not what they seem (cf. Matthew 7:22; 1 Corinthians 8:1-2; 1 Corinthians 13:8; James 2:14), and so fail of the heavenly reward (Matthew 6:2). Thus Paul, who teaches justification by faith only (Galatians 2:16; Galatians 3:7-14), agrees with James, who teaches "by works" (i:e., by LOVE, which is the "spirit" of faith, James 2:24; James 2:26) a man is justified, and not by faith only."