1 Corinthians 13:8 — Meaning and Application

King James 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. {fail: Gr. vanish away}”

1 Corinthians 13:8

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Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:

Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; {in the truth: or, with the truth}

Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

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. {fail: Gr. vanish away}

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

But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away. {done away: Gr. vanish away}

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1 Corinthians 13:1

"Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become {as} sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal."

1 Corinthians 13:2

"And though I have {the gift of} prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing."

1 Corinthians 13:3

"And though I bestow all my goods to feed {the poor}, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing."

1 Corinthians 13:4

"Charity suffereth long, {and} is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, {vaunteth...: or, is not rash}"

1 Corinthians 13:5

"Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;"

1 Corinthians 13:6

"Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; {in the truth: or, with the truth}"

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