Verse 12

1 Corinthians 13:12

New King James Version

12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.

Original Language Text

greek

βλέπομεν γὰρ ἄρτι δι’ ἐσόπτρου ἐν αἰνίγματι, τότε δὲ πρόσωπον πρὸς πρόσωπον· ἄρτι γινώσκω ἐκ μέρους, τότε δὲ ἐπιγνώσομαι καθὼς καὶ ἐπεγνώσθην.

English Translation

For now we see through a mirror, in a riddle; then face to face. Now I know in part, then I will know fully, just as I have been fully known.

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Chapter 13 Context

1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding... Focus ↗

2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though... Focus ↗

3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have... Focus ↗

4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed... Focus ↗

5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Focus ↗

6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; Focus ↗

7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. Focus ↗

8 Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, t... Focus ↗

9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. Focus ↗

10 But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away. Focus ↗

11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I be... Focus ↗

12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I...

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

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