1 Corinthians 13:10

But when the perfect arrives, the imperfect passes away.

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In The King James Version

But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.

In Context

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

11When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I understood like a child, I thought like a child. But when I became a man, I put aside the things of a child.

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Cross References

Isaiah 60:19The sun will no longer be your light by day, nor will the brightness of the moon illuminate you. Instead, the Lord will be an everlasting light for you, and your God will be your glory.

2 Corinthians 5:7For we walk by means of faith, and not by sight.

Revelation 22:4And they shall see his face. And his name shall be on their foreheads.

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 13:9-13

Charity Commended. ( a. d. 57.) 8 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. 9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. 10 But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away. 11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. 12 For now we see through a glass,… Read the whole commentary →

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