1 Corinthians 13:8
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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.Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be restrained; where there is knowledge, it will be dismissed.
In other translations
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.Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be restrained; where there is knowledge, it will be dismissed.
Greek words
ἡhē<the>G3588ἀγάπηagapēLoveG26οὐδέποτεoudepoteneverG3763πίπτει.¶pipteifalls.G4098ΕἴτεEiteifG1535δὲdehoweverG1161προφητεῖαι,prophēteiai[there are] prophesies,G4394καταργηθήσονται·katargēthēsontaithey will be abated;G2673εἴτεeiteifG1535γλῶσσαι,glōssaitongues,G1100παύσονται·pausontaithey will cease;G3973εἴτεeiteifG1535γνῶσις,gnōsisknowledgeG1108καταργηθήσεται.katargēthēsetaiit will be abated.G2673
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