1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 13:8–9
8Love 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. 9For we know in part and we prophesy in part,
Word by word
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1 Corinthians 13:8
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Love | ἀγάπη | agapē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G26 love |
| never | οὐδέποτε | oudepote | Adverb | G3763 never |
| fails | πίπτει | piptei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4098 I fall, fall under |
| But | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| where | εἴτε | eite | Conjunction | G1535 and if, whether |
| prophecies | προφητεῖαι | prophēteiai | Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural | G4394 prophecy |
| they will cease | καταργηθήσονται | katargēthēsontai | Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural | G2673 I bring to naught, sever, abolish |
| where | εἴτε | eite | Conjunction | G1535 and if, whether |
| tongues | γλῶσσαι | glōssai | Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural | G1100 the tongue, a language, nation |
| they will be restrained | παύσονται | pausontai | Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural | G3973 I cause to cease |
| where | εἴτε | eite | Conjunction | G1535 and if, whether |
| knowledge | γνῶσις | gnōsis | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G1108 knowledge, doctrine, wisdom |
| it will be dismissed | καταργηθήσεται | katargēthēsetai | Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G2673 I bring to naught, sever, abolish |
1 Corinthians 13:9
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| we know | γινώσκομεν | ginōskomen | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | 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 |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| we prophesy | προφητεύομεν | prophēteuomen | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G4395 I foretell, prophesy |
| in | ἐκ | ek | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| part | μέρους | merous | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G3313 a part, portion |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Corinthians 13:8 1 Corinthians 13:13 · 1 Corinthians 13:1–2 · Galatians 5:6 · Acts 2:4 · 1 Corinthians 13:10 · Hebrews 8:13 · 1 Corinthians 12:28–30 · Acts 19:6 · 1 Corinthians 12:10 · Luke 22:32 · Jeremiah 49:7
1 Corinthians 13:9 Colossians 2:2–3 · Ephesians 3:18–19 · 1 Corinthians 2:9 · Psalm 139:6 · 1 Corinthians 8:2 · 1 Corinthians 13:12 · Job 11:7–8 · Proverbs 30:4 · Psalm 40:5 · Romans 11:34 · Matthew 11:27 · Ephesians 3:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.