1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 13:8

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.

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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

Cross-references

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.