1 Corinthians 13:9

Bible in Basic English (1941)

For our knowledge is only in part, and the prophet's word gives only a part of what is true:

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Cor 8:2 : 2 If anyone seems to himself to have knowledge, so far he has not the right sort of knowledge about anything;
  • 1 Cor 13:12 : 12 For now we see things in a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now my knowledge is in part; then it will be complete, even as God's knowledge of me.
  • Eph 3:8 : 8 To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, was this grace given, so that I might make clear to the Gentiles the good news of the unending wealth of Christ:
  • Eph 3:18-19 : 18 May have strength to see with all the saints how wide and long and high and deep it is, 19 And to have knowledge of the love of Christ which is outside all knowledge, so that you may be made complete as God himself is complete.
  • Col 2:2-3 : 2 So that their hearts may be comforted, and that being joined together in love, they may come to the full wealth of the certain knowledge of the secret of God, even Christ, 3 In whom are all the secret stores of wisdom and knowledge.
  • Ps 40:5 : 5 O Lord my God, great are the wonders which you have done in your thought for us; it is not possible to put them out in order before you; when I would give an account of them, their number is greater than I may say.
  • Ps 139:6 : 6 Such knowledge is a wonder greater than my powers; it is so high that I may not come near it.
  • Prov 30:4 : 4 Who has gone up to heaven and come down? who has taken the winds in his hands, prisoning the waters in his robe? by whom have all the ends of the earth been fixed? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if you are able to say?
  • Matt 11:27 : 27 All things have been given to me by my Father; and no one has knowledge of the Son, but the Father; and no one has knowledge of the Father, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will make it clear.
  • Rom 11:34 : 34 Who has knowledge of the mind of the Lord? or who has taken part in his purposes?
  • 1 Cor 2:9 : 9 But as it says in the holy Writings, Things which the eye saw not, and which had not come to the ears or into the heart of man, such things as God has made ready for those who have love for him.
  • Job 11:7-8 : 7 Are you able to take God's measure, to make discovery of the limits of the Ruler of all? 8 They are higher than heaven; what is there for you to do? deeper than the underworld, and outside your knowledge;
  • 1 John 3:2 : 2 My loved ones, now we are children of God, and at present it is not clear what we are to be. We are certain that at his revelation we will be like him; for we will see him as he is.
  • Job 26:14 : 14 See, these are only the outskirts of his ways; and how small is that which comes to our ears about him! But the thunder of his acts of power is outside all knowledge.
  • 1 Pet 1:10-12 : 10 For the prophets who gave the news of the grace which would come to you, made search with all care for knowledge of this salvation; 11 Attempting to see what sort of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them was pointing to, when it gave witness to the pains which Christ would undergo and the glories which would come after them. 12 And it was made clear to those prophets that they were God's servants not for themselves but for you, to give you word of the things which have now come to your ears from the preachers of the good news through the Holy Spirit sent down from heaven; things which even angels have a desire to see.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 1 Cor 13:10-13
    4 verses
    82%

    10 But when that which is complete is come, then that which is in part will be no longer necessary.

    11 When I was a child, I made use of a child's language, I had a child's feelings and a child's thoughts: now that I am a man, I have put away the things of a child.

    12 For now we see things in a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now my knowledge is in part; then it will be complete, even as God's knowledge of me.

    13 But now we still have faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love.

  • 1 Cor 13:7-8
    2 verses
    77%

    7 Love has the power of undergoing all things, having faith in all things, hoping all things.

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

  • 1 Cor 8:1-3
    3 verses
    72%

    1 Now about things offered to images: we all seem to ourselves to have knowledge. Knowledge gives pride, but love gives true strength.

    2 If anyone seems to himself to have knowledge, so far he has not the right sort of knowledge about anything;

    3 But if anyone has love for God, God has knowledge of him.

  • 2 Cor 13:9
    70%

    9 For we are glad when we are feeble and you are strong: and this is our prayer, even that you may be made complete.

  • Rom 12:6
    69%

    6 And having different qualities by reason of the grace given to us, such as the quality of a prophet, let it be made use of in relation to the measure of our faith;

  • Eph 4:13
    69%

    13 Till we all come to the harmony of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to full growth, to the full measure of Christ:

  • 1 Cor 14:1-5
    5 verses
    69%

    1 Go after love; still desiring to have the things which the Spirit gives, but most of all that you may have the prophet's power.

    2 For he who makes use of tongues is not talking to men but to God; because no one has the sense of what he is saying; but in the Spirit he is talking of secret things.

    3 But the word of the prophet gives men knowledge and comfort and strength.

    4 He who makes use of tongues may do good to himself; but he who gives the prophet's word does good to the church.

    5 Now though it is my desire for you all to have the power of tongues, it would give me more pleasure to be hearing the prophet's word from you; for this is a greater thing than using tongues, if the sense is not given at the same time, for the good of the church.

  • 1 Cor 14:31
    68%

    31 For you may all be prophets in turn so that all may get knowledge and comfort;

  • 1 Cor 13:2
    67%

    2 And if I have a prophet's power, and have knowledge of all secret things; and if I have all faith, by which mountains may be moved from their place, but have not love, I am nothing.

  • 1 Cor 14:9-10
    2 verses
    67%

    9 So if you, in using a strange tongue, say words which have no sense, how will anyone take in what you are saying? for you will be talking to the air.

    10 There are, it may be, a number of different voices in the world, and no voice is without sense.

  • 1 Cor 12:8
    67%

    8 For to one are given words of wisdom through the Spirit; and to another words of knowledge through the same Spirit:

  • 1 John 4:13
    67%

    13 And his Spirit which he has given us is the witness that we are in him and he is in us.

  • Phil 3:15
    67%

    15 Then let us all, who have come to full growth, be of this mind: and if in anything you are of a different mind, even this will God make clear to you:

  • 1 Cor 14:39
    67%

    39 So then, my brothers, let it be your chief desire to be prophets; but let no one be stopped from using tongues.

  • 2 Pet 1:19-20
    2 verses
    67%

    19 And so the words of the prophets are made more certain; and it is well for you to give attention to them as to a light shining in a dark place, till the dawn comes and the morning star is seen in your hearts;

    20 Being conscious in the first place that no man by himself may give a special sense to the words of the prophets.

  • 1 Cor 2:6
    67%

    6 But still we have wisdom for those who are complete in knowledge, though not the wisdom of this world, and not of the rulers of this world, who are coming to nothing:

  • 1 Cor 2:10-11
    2 verses
    67%

    10 But God has given us the revelation of these things through his Spirit, for the Spirit makes search into all things, even the deep things of God.

    11 For who has knowledge of the things of a man but the spirit of the man which is in him? in the same way, no one has knowledge of the things of God but the Spirit of God.

  • 1 Cor 2:13
    66%

    13 And these are the things which we say, not in the language of man's wisdom, but in words given to us by the Spirit, judging the things of the spirit by the help of the Spirit.

  • 1 John 4:17
    66%

    17 In this way love is made complete in us, so that we may be without fear on the day of judging, because as he is, so are we in this world.

  • 1 John 3:19
    66%

    19 In this way we may be certain that we are true, and may give our heart comfort before him,

  • 2 Cor 1:13-14
    2 verses
    66%

    13 For in our letters we say no other things to you, but those which you are reading, and to which you give agreement, and, it is my hope, will go on doing so to the end:

    14 Even as you have been ready, in part, to say that we are your glory, in the same way that you are ours, in the day of the Lord Jesus.

  • 1 Cor 12:10
    66%

    10 And to another the power of working wonders; and to another the prophet's word; and to another the power of testing spirits; to another different sorts of tongues; and to another the power of making clear the sense of the tongues:

  • Job 15:9
    66%

    9 What knowledge have you which we have not? is there anything in your mind which is not in ours?

  • 1 John 2:3
    66%

    3 And by this we may be certain that we have knowledge of him, if we keep his laws.

  • Col 1:9
    66%

    9 For this reason, we, from the day when we had word of it, keep on in prayer for you, that you may be full of the knowledge of his purpose, with all wisdom and experience of the Spirit,

  • 2 Cor 10:13
    66%

    13 We will not give glory to ourselves in over-great measure, but after the measure of the rule which God has given us, a measure which comes even to you.

  • 2 Cor 5:7
    66%

    7 (For we are walking by faith, not by seeing,)

  • 1 Cor 14:12-13
    2 verses
    66%

    12 So if you are desiring the things which the Spirit gives, let your minds be turned first to the things which are for the good of the church.

    13 For this reason, let the man who has the power of using tongues make request that he may, at the same time, be able to give the sense.

  • 1 John 3:2
    66%

    2 My loved ones, now we are children of God, and at present it is not clear what we are to be. We are certain that at his revelation we will be like him; for we will see him as he is.

  • 1 John 4:6
    66%

    6 We are of God: he who has the knowledge of God gives ear to us; he who is not of God does not give ear to us. By this we may see which is the true spirit, and which is the spirit of error.

  • 1 Cor 14:26
    65%

    26 What is it then, my brothers? when you come together everyone has a holy song, or a revelation, or a tongue, or is giving the sense of it. Let everything be done for the common good.

  • Job 8:9
    65%

    9 (For we are but of yesterday, and have no knowledge, because our days on earth are gone like a shade:)

  • 1 Cor 14:24
    65%

    24 But if all are teaching as prophets, and a man without faith or knowledge comes in, he is tested by all, he is judged by all;

  • Heb 11:40
    65%

    40 Because God had kept some better thing for us, so that it was not possible for them to become complete without us.

  • 1 Cor 2:16
    65%

    16 For who has knowledge of the mind of the Lord, so as to be his teacher? But we have the mind of Christ.