Comparing Scriptures from multiple Bible versions
Popular Bible Quotations Day 245 September 2
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1 Corinthians 13:12-13 NIV Witness Edition Tin Zondervan 1986 Now we see but a poor 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.
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
1 To the Corinthians 13:12-13 Douay-Rheims Paperbound Saint Benedict Press MMIX We see mow through a glass in a dark manner; but then face to face. Now I know in part; but then I shall know even as I am known.
And now there remain faith, hope, and charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
1 Corinthians 013:12-13 Message Remix Naypress 2003 We don't yet see things clearly. We're squinting in a fog, peering through a mist. But it won't be long before the weather clears and the sun shines bright! We'll see it all then, see it all clearly as God sees us, knowing him directly just as he knows us.
But for right now, until that completeness, we have three things to do to leads us toward that consummation : Trust steadily in God, hope unswervingly, love extravagantly. And the best of the three is love.
1 Corinthians 13:12-13 Amplified Zondervan Lockman Foundation 2015 For now [in this time of imperfection] we see in a mirror dimly [a blurred reflection, a riddle, an enigma], but then [when the time of perfection comes we will see reality] face to face. Now I know in part [just in fragments], but then I will know fully, just as I have been fully known [by God].
And now there remain; faith [abiding trust in God and His promises], hope [confident expectation of eternal salvation], love [unselfish love for others growing out of God's love for me], these three [the choices graces]; but the greatest of these is love.