1 Corinthians 13:12
Now we see through a glass darkly. But then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know, even as I am known.
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13But for now, these three continue: faith, hope, and charity. And the greatest of these is charity.
Cross References
Exodus 33:11But the Lord spoke to Moses face to face, just as a man is used to speaking to his friend. And when he returned to the camp, his minister Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, did not withdraw from the Tabernacle.
Judges 14:12And Samson said to them: “I will propose to you a problem, which, if you can solve it for me within the seven days of the feast, I will give you thirty shirts and the same number of tunics.
Matthew 5:8Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
John 10:15just as the Father knows me, and I know the Father. And I lay down my life for my sheep.
1 Corinthians 8:3For if anyone loves God, he is known by him.
2 Corinthians 3:18Yet truly, all of us, as we gaze upon the unveiled glory of the face of the Lord, are transfigured into the same image, from one glory to another. And this is done by the Spirit of the Lord.
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 →