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1 Corinthians 13:8 — Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall…
“Charity 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.”
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The verses around 1 Corinthians 13:8.
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.
Verse explanation
Paul says that gifts like prophecy, tongues, and “knowledge” are temporary, made for a stage where knowledge is still partial. The debate over exactly when this ends still divides Christians today, and that isn’t what he’s trying to settle here.
From the 1 Corinthians 13 study in Bible in Stories.
1 Corinthians 13:8 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
Charity 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.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
A caridade nunca acaba: porém, ainda que haja prophecias, serão aniquiladas: ainda que haja linguas, cessarão; ainda que haja sciencia, será aniquilada;
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
O amor nunca falha. Porém as profecias serão aniquiladas; as línguas acabarão, e o conhecimento será aniquilado.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
El amor nunca falla. Las profecías se acabarán. Las lenguas se callarán. El conocimiento se volverá inútil.
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