1 Corinthians 13:13

13 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

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1 Corinthians 13:13 in Other Translations

KJV
13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
ESV
13 So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
NLT
13 Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love.
MSG
13 But for right now, until that completeness, we have three things to do to lead us toward that consummation: Trust steadily in God, hope unswervingly, love extravagantly. And the best of the three is love.
CSB
13 Now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.

1 Corinthians 13:13 In-Context

11 When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me.
12 For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
13 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

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Cross References 2

  • 1. Romans 5:2-5; Galatians 5:5,6; Ephesians 4:2-5; Colossians 1:4,5; 1 Thessalonians 1:3; 1 Thessalonians 5:8; Hebrews 6:10-12
  • 2. Matthew 22:37-40; 1 Corinthians 16:14; Galatians 5:6; 1Jn 4:7-12,16
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