1 Corinthians 13:8 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Corinthians 13:8 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
Ἡ
ho
G3588
the
ἀγάπη
agápē
G26
brotherly love
οὐδέποτε
oudépote
G3763
never
πίπτει
píptō
G4098
to fall
εἴτε
eíte
G1535
whether or
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
προφητεῖαι
prophēteía
G4394
prophecy
καταργηθήσονται
katargéō
G2673
to abolish
εἴτε
eíte
G1535
whether or
γλῶσσαι
glōssa
G1100
tongue
παύσονται
paúō
G3973
to cease
εἴτε
eíte
G1535
whether or
γνῶσις
gnōsis
G1108
knowledge
καταργηθήσεται
katargéō
G2673
to abolish
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World English Bible Public Domain
Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will be done away with. Where there are various languages, they will cease. Where there is knowledge, it will be done away with.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Love never fails. But if prophecies, they will pass away; if tongues, they will cease; if knowledge, it will pass away.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).