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1 Corinthians 13:8-10 KJV
1 Corinthians · chapter 13 · verses 8–10
8Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away. 9For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. 10But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.1 Corinthians 13:8-10 · King James Version
1 Corinthians 13:8-10 in context
6Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
7Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
8Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.
9For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.
10But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.
11When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
12For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
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Commentary
Cross references
- 1 Corinthians 13:13
- 1 Corinthians 13:1-2
- Galatians 5:6
- Colossians 2:2-3
- Ephesians 3:18-19
- Psalms 139:6
- 1 Corinthians 8:2
- 1 Corinthians 2:9
- 1 Corinthians 13:12
- Isaiah 60:19-20
Key words (Strong's)
- propheciesprophēteiaprophecy, a discourse emanating from divine inspiration and declaring the purposes of…G4394 →
- knowledgegnōsisknowledge signifies in general intelligence, understanding, the general knowledge of…G1108 →
- prophesyprophēteuōto prophesy, to be a prophet, speak forth by divine inspirations, to predict, to…G4395 →
- Charityagapēaffection, good will, love, benevolence, brotherly love, love feastsG26 →
- failethekpiptōto fall out of, to fall down from, to fall off, metaph., to fall from a thing, to lose…G1601 →
- tonguesglōssathe tongue, a member of the body, an organ of speech, a tongue, the language or dialect…G1100 →
- perfectteleiosbrought to its end, finished, wanting nothing necessary to completeness, perfect, that…G5046 →
- neveroudepoteneverG3763 →
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Here the apostle goes on to commend charity, and show how much it is preferable to the gifts on which the Corinthians were so apt to pride themselves, to the utter neglect, and almost extinction, of charity. This he makes out, I. From its longer continuance and duration: Charity never faileth.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 8-13