1 Corinthians 13:8 “Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; whe…”

1 Corinthians 13:8

Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be restrained; where there is knowledge, it will be dismissed.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will be done away with. Where there are various languages, they will cease. Where there is knowledge, it will be done away with.

American Standard Version

Love never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall be done away; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall be done away.

Geneva Bible 1599

Loue doeth neuer fall away, though that prophecyings be abolished, or the tongues cease, or knowledge vanish away.

Darby Translation

Love never fails; but whether prophecies, they shall be done away; or tongues, they shall cease; or knowledge, it shall be done away.

Young's Literal Translation

The love doth never fail; and whether [there be] prophecies, they shall become useless; whether tongues, they shall cease; whether knowledge, it shall become useless;

Bible in Basic English

Though the prophet's word may come to an end, tongues come to nothing, and knowledge have no more value, love has no end.

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Cross references

“never”

1 Corinthians 13:13 Galatians 5:6 1 Corinthians 13:10 Luke 22:32

1 Corinthians 13:13 · BSB

And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love.

Galatians 5:6 · BSB

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. What matters is faith expressing itself through love.

1 Corinthians 13:10 · BSB

but when the perfect comes, the partial passes away.

Luke 22:32 · BSB

But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith will not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”

“tongues”

Acts 2:4 1 Corinthians 12:10 1 Corinthians 12:28–30 Acts 19:6 1 Corinthians 14:39 1 Corinthians 13:1

Acts 2:4 · BSB

And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.

1 Corinthians 12:10 · BSB

to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in various tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues.

1 Corinthians 12:28–30 · BSB

And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, and those with gifts of healing, helping, administration, and various tongues.

Acts 19:6 · BSB

And when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.

1 Corinthians 14:39 · BSB

So, my brothers, be eager to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues.

1 Corinthians 13:1 · BSB

If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a ringing gong or a clanging cymbal.

“vanish”

Hebrews 8:13 Jeremiah 49:7

Hebrews 8:13 · BSB

By speaking of a new covenant, He has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and aging will soon disappear.

Jeremiah 49:7 · BSB

Concerning Edom, this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Is there no longer wisdom in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom decayed?

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

7It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

9For we know in part and we prophesy in part,

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