1st Corinthians Chapter 13 verse 13 Holy Bible

ASV 1stCorinthians 13:13

But now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love.
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BBE 1stCorinthians 13:13

But now we still have faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love.
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DARBY 1stCorinthians 13:13

And now abide faith, hope, love; these three things; and the greater of these [is] love.
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KJV 1stCorinthians 13:13

And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
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WEB 1stCorinthians 13:13

But now faith, hope, and love remain--these three. The greatest of these is love.
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YLT 1stCorinthians 13:13

and now there doth remain faith, hope, love -- these three; and the greatest of these `is' love.
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1st Corinthians 13 : 13 Bible Verse Songs

Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 13. - And now. The "now" is not temporal (as opposed to the "then" of the previous verse), but logical. It sums up the paragraph. Abideth. These three graces are fundamental and permanent; not transient, like the charisms, on which the Corinthians were priding themselves, but which should all be "annulled." Faith, hope, charity. It might be difficult to see how "hope" should be permanent. But if the future state be progressive throughout eternity and infinitude, hope will never quite be lost in fruition. Even "within the veil," it will still remain as "an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast" (Hebrews 6:19). The greatest of these is charity; more literally, greater than these is love. St. Paul does not explain why love is the greatest and best of the three. Various reasons may be given. 1. Love is the greatest, because it is the root of the other two; "we believe only in that which we love; we hope only for that which we love. 2. And love is the greatest because love is for our neighbours; faith and hope mainly for ourselves. 3. And love is the greatest because faith and hope are human, but God is love. . . .

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(13) And now abideth . . .--Better, Thus there abide . . . The "now" is not here temporal, but logical. It is not "now" (i.e., this present life) contrasted with the future, but it is the conclusion of the whole argument. From all that has been urged in the previous verses it follows that these three graces--faith, hope, love--remain imperishable and immortal. Gifts such as the Corinthian Church rejoiced in shall pass away when the perfect succeeds the imperfect; the graces of faith, hope, love shall remain in the next life, exalted and purified. But even in this trinity of graces there is an order, and love stands first. The contrast is not between love which is imperishable and faith and hope which are perishable, but between ephemeral gifts and enduring graces. It is strange how completely in popular thinking this has been lost sight of, and hence we find such words as these--"Faith will vanish into sight,Hope be emptied in delight,Love in heaven will shine more bright,Therefore give us love;"which express almost the opposite of what the Apostle really wrote.There need be no difficulty in understanding that "faith," in the sense of trust in Christ as our Saviour, may continue in the heavenly state; indeed, when we see Him face to face, and see actually how great a salvation He hath obtained for us, that faith may' be expected to glow with a new and increasing fervour Hope, too, need never cease if that new life is to be progressive. If hope lives by feeding on the present as the promise of the future, surely it will have a more abundant sustenance in that life than in this. Yet love stands supreme; indeed, both faith and hope would perish without her. (See Matthew 26:35; Galatians 5:6.) . . .