1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 13:12
12Now we see but a dim reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now | ἄρτι | arti | Adverb | G737 now, just now |
| we see | βλέπομεν | blepomen | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G991 I look, see |
| but a dim reflection | αἰνίγματι | ainigmati | Noun - Dative Neuter Singular | G135 a riddle, an enigma |
| as in | δι’ | di’ | Preposition | G1223 through, on account of |
| a mirror | ἐσόπτρου | esoptrou | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G2072 a mirror |
| then | τότε | tote | Adverb | G5119 then |
| face | πρόσωπον | prosōpon | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G4383 the face, countenance, surface |
| to | πρὸς | pros | Preposition | G4314 to, towards, with |
| face | πρόσωπον | prosōpon | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G4383 the face, countenance, surface |
| Now | ἄρτι | arti | Adverb | G737 now, just now |
| I know | γινώσκω | ginōskō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G1097 I come to know, learn, realize |
| in | ἐκ | ek | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| part | μέρους | merous | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G3313 a part, portion |
| then | τότε | tote | Adverb | G5119 then |
| I shall know fully | ἐπιγνώσομαι | epignōsomai | Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular | G1921 I come to know, discern, recognize |
| even | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| as | καθὼς | kathōs | Adverb | G2531 just as, as |
| I am fully known | ἐπεγνώσθην | epegnōsthēn | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person Singular | G1921 I come to know, discern, recognize |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 John 3:2 · 2 Corinthians 3:18 · 1 Corinthians 13:9–10 · Philippians 3:12 · Revelation 22:4 · Matthew 5:8 · 2 Corinthians 5:7 · James 1:23 · Romans 8:18 · 1 Corinthians 8:3 · Genesis 32:30 · Matthew 18:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.