Verse 8

Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will vanish away.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Kjærlighet svikter aldri; men om det finnes profetier, skal de opphøre; om det finnes tunger, skal de tie; om det finnes kunnskap, skal den opphøre.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Kjærligheten kommer aldri til å forsvinne; men hva angår profetiene, de skal opphøre; hva angår tungene, de skal ta slutt; hva angår kunnskapen, den skal opphøre.

• Norsk King James

  Kjærlighet svikter ikke: men enten det er profetier, skal de opphøre; enten det er tungemål, skal de tie; enten det er kunnskap, skal den bli borte.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Kjærligheten tar aldri slutt; men profetgjerningene skal få ende, tungene skal tie, og kunnskapen skal ta slutt.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Kjærligheten faller aldri bort; men om det er profetier, skal de bli til intet; om det er tunger, skal de opphøre; om det er kunnskap, skal den bli til intet.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Kjærligheten faller aldri bort. Men profetier, de skal opphøre; tungetale, de skal tie; kunnskap, den skal ta slutt.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Kjærligheten faller aldri bort; men om det finnes profetier, skal de ta slutt; om det finnes tungemål, skal de opphøre; om det finnes kunnskap, skal den ta slutt.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Kjærligheten svikter aldri; profetier vil forgå, tunger vil opphøre, og kunnskap vil forsvinne.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Kjærligheten faller aldri bort. Men enten det er profetier, skal de ta slutt; tungemål, skal de opphøre; kunnskap, skal den forsvinne.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Kjærligheten faller aldri bort. Men enten det er profetier, skal de ta slutt; tungemål, skal de opphøre; kunnskap, skal den forsvinne.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Kjærligheten faller aldri bort, men om det er profetier, skal de opphøre, om det er tungemål, skal de forstumme, om det er kunnskap, skal den bli borte.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Kjærligheten faller aldri bort. Men enten det er profetier, skal de opphøre; eller det er tungemål, skal de forstumme; eller det er kunnskap, skal den avskaffes.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Kjærligheden falder aldrig bort; men enten det er prophetiske Gaver, da skulle de afskaffes, eller Tungemaal, da skulle de ophøre, eller Kundskab, da skal den afskaffes.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Kjærligheten svikter aldri. Men om det er profetier, skal de opphøre; om det er tunger, skal de stilne; om det er kunnskap, skal den forsvinne.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Love never fails: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Kjærligheten faller aldri bort. Men profetiene, de skal ta slutt. Tungene skal opphøre, kunnskapen skal ta slutt.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Kjærligheten faller aldri bort; enten det er profetier, skal de forgå; enten det er tunger, skal de opphøre; enten det er kunnskap, skal den forgå.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Kjærligheten faller aldri bort. Men om det er profetier, skal de bli til intet; om det er tunger, skal de opphøre; om det er kunnskap, skal den bli til intet.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Kjærligheten tar aldri slutt, men om profetier, de skal opphøre, om tungemål, de skal forstumme, om kunnskap, den skal ta slutt.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Though that prophesyinge fayle other tonges shall cease ) or knowledge vanysshe awaye yet love falleth never awaye

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Though prophecienges fayle, or tunges ceasse, or knowlege perishe, yet loue falleth neuer awaye.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Loue doeth neuer fall away, though that prophecyings be abolished, or the tongues cease, or knowledge vanish away.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Though ye prophesiynges fayle, other tongues ceasse, or knowledge vanishe away, yet loue falleth neuer away.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ 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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will be done away with. Where there are various languages, they will cease. Where there is knowledge, it will be done away with.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  The love doth never fail; and whether `there be' prophecies, they shall become useless; whether tongues, they shall cease; whether knowledge, it shall become useless;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Love never faileth: but whether [there be] prophecies, they shall be done away; whether [there be] tongues, they shall cease; whether [there be] knowledge, it shall be done away.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Though the prophet's word may come to an end, tongues come to nothing, and knowledge have no more value, love has no end.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will be done away with. Where there are various languages, they will cease. Where there is knowledge, it will be done away with.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Love never ends. But if there are prophecies, they will be set aside; if there are tongues, they will cease; if there is knowledge, it will be set aside.

Referenced Verses

• Acts 19:6 : 6 When Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.
• Heb 8:13 : 13 By calling this covenant 'new,' he has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and aging will soon disappear.
• Acts 2:4 : 4 They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different languages as the Spirit enabled them to speak.
• 1 Cor 12:28-30 : 28 And God has placed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, guidance, and different kinds of tongues. 29 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all workers of miracles? 30 Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues? Do all interpret?
• 1 Cor 13:13 : 13 And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.
• 1 Cor 14:39 : 39 So then, brothers and sisters, eagerly desire to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues.
• Gal 5:6 : 6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision carries any weight, but faith working through love does.
• 1 Cor 13:1-2 : 1 If I speak in the tongues of people and of angels, but do not have love, I am like a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy, understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.
• 1 Cor 13:10 : 10 but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears.
• 1 Cor 12:10 : 10 to another, miraculous powers; to another, prophecy; to another, distinguishing between spirits; to another, different kinds of tongues; to another, the interpretation of tongues.
• Jer 49:7 : 7 Concerning Edom, this is what the LORD of Hosts says: Is there no longer wisdom in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom become corrupted?
• Luke 22:32 : 32 But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.