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But necessary it is that thou have charity, that thou have faith, that thou have hope; that that which is given may be sweet unto thee. And these same, faith, hope, charity, are three. And these too are gifts of God. For faith we have received from Him; "As God," saith he, "hath distributed to every one the measure of faith." ¹ And hope we have received from Him, to whom it is said, "Wherein Thou hast caused me to hope." ² And charity we have received from Him, of whom it is said, "The charity of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost, which hath been given to us." ³ Now these three are likewise in some measure different; but all gifts of God. For "there abide these three, faith, hope, charity; but the greatest of these is charity." ⁴ In those loaves it is not said that any one loaf was greater than the others; but simply that three loaves were asked for, and were given.