Parallel Verses

John Wesley New Testament

And now abide these three, faith, hope, love; but the greatest of these is love.

New American Standard Bible

But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is love.

King James Version

And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

Holman Bible

Now these three remain:
faith, hope, and love.
But the greatest of these is love.

International Standard Version

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

A Conservative Version

And now remain faith, hope, love, these three, but the greater of these is love.

American Standard Version

But now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love.

Amplified

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 choicest graces]; but the greatest of these is love.

An Understandable Version

But now [i.e., since the temporary gifts are to pass away], these three things remain: faith, hope and love; and the most important of them is love.

Anderson New Testament

And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the great est of these is love.

Bible in Basic English

But now we still have faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love.

Common New Testament

So now faith, hope, love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

Daniel Mace New Testament

and now faith, hope, social virtue, these three will all remain; but the most permanent of the three is social virtue.

Darby Translation

And now abide faith, hope, love; these three things; and the greater of these is love.

Godbey New Testament

But now abide faith, hope, divine love, these three; but the greatest of these is divine love.

Goodspeed New Testament

So faith, hope, and love endure. These are the great three, and the greatest of them is love.

Julia Smith Translation

And now remains faith, hope, love, these three; and the greater of these, love.

King James 2000

And now abides faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

Lexham Expanded Bible

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

Modern King James verseion

And now faith, hope, charity, these three remain; but the greatest of these is charity.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Now abideth faith, hope, and love, even these three: but the chief of these is love.

Moffatt New Testament

Thus 'faith and hope and love last on, these three,' but the greatest of all is love.

Montgomery New Testament

Faith, Hope, Love endure??hese three; but the greatest of these is Love.

NET Bible

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

New Heart English Bible

But now faith, hope, and love remain?these three. The greatest of these is love.

Noyes New Testament

And now there abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

Sawyer New Testament

And now remain faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

The Emphasized Bible

But, now abide - faith, hope, love, - these three; but, the greatest of these, is, love.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

But now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; but the greater of these is love.

Twentieth Century New Testament

Meanwhile Faith, Hope, and Love endure-these three, but the greatest of these is Love.

Webster

And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

Weymouth New Testament

And so there remain Faith, Hope, Love--these three; and of these the greatest is Love.

Williams New Testament

And so these three, faith, hope, and love endure, but the greatest of them is love.

World English Bible

But now faith, hope, and love remain -- these three. The greatest of these is love.

Worrell New Testament

But now abides faith, hope, love; these three; and the greatest of these is love.

Worsley New Testament

And now abideth faith, hope, love, these three graces; but the greatest of these is love.

Youngs Literal Translation

and now there doth remain faith, hope, love -- these three; and the greatest of these is love.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

now
νυνί 
Nuni 
now
Usage: 21

μένω 
meno 
Usage: 85

πίστις 
Pistis 
Usage: 221

ἐλπίς 
Elpis 
Usage: 54

G26
ἀγάπη 
Agape 
Usage: 105

ταῦτα 
Tauta 
Usage: 188

τρεῖς τρία 
Treis 
Usage: 51

but
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

the greatest
μείζων 
meizon 
Usage: 19

of these
τούτων 
Touton 
Usage: 43

Devotionals

Devotionals about 1 Corinthians 13:13

Devotionals containing 1 Corinthians 13:13

Images 1 Corinthians 13:13

Prayers for 1 Corinthians 13:13

Context Readings

Love, The More Excellent Way

12 And now we see by means of a glass obscurely; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then I shall know even as also I am known. 13 And now abide these three, faith, hope, love; but the greatest of these is love.


Cross References

Galatians 5:6

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but faith which worketh by love.

1 Corinthians 3:14

If any one's work which he hath built thereon shall remain, he shall receive a reward.

1 Corinthians 8:1

Now as to things sacrified to idols, we know: for all of us have knowledge.

1 Corinthians 8:3

But if any one love God, he is known by him. I say, as to the eating of things sacrificed to idols,

1 Corinthians 13:1-8

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not love, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

1 Corinthians 14:1

Follow after love: and desire spiritual gifts; but especially that ye may prophesy.

1 Corinthians 16:14

Let all your affairs be done in love.

2 Corinthians 5:10

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that every one may receive according to what he hath done in the body, whether good or evil.

2 Corinthians 5:15

And that he died for all, that they who live should not henceforth live to themselves, but to him who died for them, and rose again.

Galatians 5:13-22

Brethren, ye have been called to liberty: only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

Philippians 1:9

And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more, in all knowledge and in all spiritual sense,

Colossians 1:5

your love to all the saints) For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven,

Colossians 1:27

To whom among the Gentiles it was the will of God to make known, what is the riches of this glorious mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

Colossians 3:14

And above all these put on love, which is the bond of perfection:

1 Thessalonians 5:8

But let us who are of the day keep awake, having put on the breast-plate of faith and love, and for an helmet the hope of salvation.

1 Timothy 1:5

Whereas the end of the commandment is love, out of a pure heart and a good conscience, and faith unfeigned,

2 Timothy 1:7

For God hath not given us the Spirit of fear, but of power, and love, and sobriety.

Hebrews 6:11

But we desire that every one of you would shew unto the end the same diligence, to the full assurance of hope,

Hebrews 6:19

Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil,

Hebrews 10:35

Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.

Hebrews 10:39-7

But we are not of them who draw back to perdition, but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.

1 Peter 1:21

Who thro' him believe in God, that raised him from the dead, and gave him glory, that your faith and hope, might be in God.

1 John 2:10

He that loveth his brother, abideth in the light, and there is no occasion of stumbling in him.

1 John 2:14

I have written to you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written to you young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.

1 John 2:24

Therefore let that abide in you which ye heard from the beginning: if that which ye heard from the beginning abide in you, ye also shall abide in the Son and in the Father.

1 John 3:3

And every one that hath this hope in him, purifieth himself even as he is pure.

1 John 3:9

Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed abideth in him, and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

1 John 4:7-18

Beloved, let us love one another; for love is of God, and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

1 John 5:1-5

Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God; and every one who loveth him that begat, loveth him also that is begotten of him.

2 John 1:4-6

I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in the truth, as we received commandment from the Father.

Mark 12:29-31

And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; the Lord our God is one Lord.

Luke 8:13-15

Those on the rock are they, who, when they hear, receive the word with joy. But they have no root, who for a while believe; but in time of temptation fall away.

Luke 10:27

How readest thou? And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.

Luke 22:32

But I have prayed for thee that thy faith fail not: and when thou art returned, strengthen thy brethren.

Romans 5:4-5

knowing that tribulation worketh patience, And patience experience, and experience hope;

Romans 8:24-25

For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope; for what a man seeth, how doth he yet hope for?

Romans 15:13

Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, by the power of the Holy Ghost.

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