1 Corinthians 13:8

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.

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  • Acts 19:6 : 6 When Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke with other languages and prophesied.
  • Heb 8:13 : 13 In that he says, "A new covenant," he has made the first old. But that which is becoming old and grows aged is near to vanishing away.
  • Acts 2:4 : 4 They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other languages, as the Spirit gave them the ability to speak.
  • 1 Cor 12:28-30 : 28 God has set some in the assembly: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracle workers, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, and various kinds of languages. 29 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all miracle workers? 30 Do all have gifts of healings? Do all speak with various languages? Do all interpret?
  • 1 Cor 13:13 : 13 But now faith, hope, and love remain--these three. The greatest of these is love.
  • 1 Cor 14:39 : 39 Therefore, brothers, desire earnestly to prophesy, and don't forbid speaking with other languages.
  • Gal 5:6 : 6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision amounts to anything, nor uncircumcision, but faith working through love.
  • 1 Cor 13:1-2 : 1 If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don't have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but don't have love, I am nothing.
  • 1 Cor 13:10 : 10 but when that which is complete has come, then that which is partial will be done away with.
  • 1 Cor 12:10 : 10 and to another workings of miracles; and to another prophecy; and to another discerning of spirits; to another different kinds of languages; and to another the interpretation of languages.
  • Jer 49:7 : 7 Of Edom. Thus says Yahweh of Armies: Is wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished?
  • Luke 22:32 : 32 but I prayed for you, that your faith wouldn't fail. You, when once you have turned again, establish your brothers."

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    9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part;

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    1 If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don't have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal.

    2 If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but don't have love, I am nothing.

    3 If I dole out all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body to be burned, but don't have love, it profits me nothing.

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    5 doesn't behave itself inappropriately, doesn't seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil;

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    12 For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know fully, even as I was also fully known.

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    1 Follow after love, and earnestly desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.

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    1 Now concerning things sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.

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    38 But if anyone is ignorant, let him be ignorant.

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    5 Now I desire to have you all speak with other languages, but rather that you would prophesy. For he is greater who prophesies than he who speaks with other languages, unless he interprets, that the assembly may be built up.

    6 But now, brothers, if I come to you speaking with other languages, what would I profit you, unless I speak to you either by way of revelation, or of knowledge, or of prophesying, or of teaching?

    7 Even things without life, giving a voice, whether pipe or harp, if they didn't give a distinction in the sounds, how would it be known what is piped or harped?

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    8 And above all things be earnest in your love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude of sins.

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    30 Do all have gifts of healings? Do all speak with various languages? Do all interpret?

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    7 But as you abound in everything, in faith, utterance, knowledge, all earnestness, and in your love to us, see that you also abound in this grace.

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    12 So also you, since you are zealous for spiritual gifts, seek that you may abound to the building up of the assembly.

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    9 So also you, unless you uttered by the tongue words easy to understand, how would it be known what is spoken? For you would be speaking into the air.

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    21 In the law it is written, "By men of strange languages and by the lips of strangers I will speak to this people. Not even thus will they hear me, says the Lord."

    22 Therefore other languages are for a sign, not to those who believe, but to the unbelieving; but prophesying is for a sign, not to the unbelieving, but to those who believe.

    23 If therefore the whole assembly is assembled together and all speak with other languages, and unlearned or unbelieving people come in, won't they say that you are crazy?

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    14 Above all these things, walk in love, which is the bond of perfection.

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    10 Love doesn't harm a neighbor. Love therefore is the fulfillment of the law.

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    19 However in the assembly I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that I might instruct others also, than ten thousand words in another language.

  • 1 Cor 14:28
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    28 But if there is no interpreter, let him keep silent in the assembly, and let him speak to himself, and to God.