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Lexham English Bible

1 Corinthians 13:10

but whenever the perfect comes, the partial will pass away.

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Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Blessing;   Charitableness;   Knowledge;   Love;   Readings, Select;   Religion;   Righteous;   Righteousness;   Sanctification;   The Topic Concordance - Charity;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Conduct, Christian;   Language;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Child;   Ethics;   Gifts of the spirit;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Corinthians, First and Second, Theology of;   Perfect, Perfection;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Alms;   Love, Brotherly;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Thunder;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Love;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Brotherly Love;   Corinthians, First Epistle to the;   Ethics;   John, Theology of;   Law;   Perfection;   Spiritual Gifts;   Tongues, Gift of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Love;   Perfect Perfection;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - 48 To Know, Perceive, Understand;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Obsolete or obscure words in the english av bible;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Paul;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Abstinence;   Busybody;   Charity;   Corinthians, First Epistle to the;   Dark Sayings;   Hope;   Language of the New Testament;   Literature, Sub-Apostolic;   Love;   Name;   Tongues, Gift of;   Wisdom;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for August 8;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
but when the perfect comes, the partial will come to an end.
King James Version (1611)
But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part, shalbe done away.
King James Version
But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.
English Standard Version
but when the perfect comes, the partial will pass away.
New American Standard Bible
but when the perfect comes, the partial will be done away with.
New Century Version
But when perfection comes, the things that are not perfect will end.
Amplified Bible
But when that which is complete and perfect comes, that which is incomplete and partial will pass away.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
but when the perfect comes, the partial will be done away.
Legacy Standard Bible
but when the perfect comes, the partial will be done away.
Berean Standard Bible
but when the perfect comes, the partial passes away.
Contemporary English Version
But what is perfect will someday appear, and what isn't perfect will then disappear.
Complete Jewish Bible
but when the perfect comes, the partial will pass.
Darby Translation
but when that which is perfect has come, that which is in part shall be done away.
Easy-to-Read Version
But when perfection comes, the things that are not complete will end.
Geneva Bible (1587)
But when that which is perfect, is come, then that which is in part, shalbe abolished.
George Lamsa Translation
But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is imperfect shall be done away.
Good News Translation
but when what is perfect comes, then what is partial will disappear.
Literal Translation
but when the perfect thing comes, then that which is in part will be caused to cease.
American Standard Version
but when that which is perfect is come, that which is in part shall be done away.
Bible in Basic English
But when that which is complete is come, then that which is in part will be no longer necessary.
Hebrew Names Version
but when that which is complete has come, then that which is partial will be done away with.
International Standard Version
But when what is completeperfect">[fn] comes, then what is incomplete will be done away with.
Etheridge Translation
but when the perfection shall have come, then shall be abolished that which is little.
Murdock Translation
But when completeness shall come, then that which is partial will vanish away.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But when that which is perfect, is come, then that which is vnperfect shalbe done away.
English Revised Version
but when that which is perfect is come, that which is in part shall be done away.
World English Bible
but when that which is complete has come, then that which is partial will be done away with.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall vanish away.
Weymouth's New Testament
but when the perfect state of things is come, all that is imperfect will be brought to an end.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
but whanne that schal come that is parfit, that thing that is of parti schal be auoidid.
Update Bible Version
but when that which is perfect has come, that which is in part shall be done away.
Webster's Bible Translation
But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.
New English Translation
but when what is perfect comes, the partial will be set aside.
New King James Version
But when that which is perfect has come, then that which is in part will be done away.
New Living Translation
But when the time of perfection comes, these partial things will become useless.
New Life Bible
When everything is perfect, then we will not need these gifts that are not perfect.
New Revised Standard
but when the complete comes, the partial will come to an end.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, as soon as that which is complete is come, that which is in part, shall be done away.
Douay-Rheims Bible
But when that which is perfect is come, that which is in part shall be done away.
Revised Standard Version
but when the perfect comes, the imperfect will pass away.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
But when yt which is parfect is come then yt which is vnparfet shall be done awaye.
Young's Literal Translation
and when that which is perfect may come, then that which [is] in part shall become useless.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But wha that which is perfecte, commeth, then shal the vnparfecte be done awaye.
Mace New Testament (1729)
but when that which is perfect is come, then that which is defective shall be laid aside.
Simplified Cowboy Version
but when we are made perfect, these other things won't be needed.

Contextual Overview

8 Love never ends. But if there are prophecies, they will pass away. If there are tongues, they will cease. If there is knowledge, it will pass away. 9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part, 10 but whenever the perfect comes, the partial will pass away. 11 When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I set aside the things of a child. 12 For now we see through a mirror indirectly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know completely, just as I have also been completely known. 13 And now these three things remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

1 Corinthians 13:12, Isaiah 24:23, Isaiah 60:19, Isaiah 60:20, 2 Corinthians 5:7, 2 Corinthians 5:8, Revelation 21:22, Revelation 21:23, Revelation 22:4, Revelation 22:5

Reciprocal: 1 Corinthians 13:8 - never 2 Corinthians 3:7 - which Philippians 3:12 - already perfect Hebrews 6:1 - let

Cross-References

Genesis 3:6
When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and that it was a delight to the eyes, and the tree was desirable to make one wise, then she took from its fruit and she ate. And she gave it also to her husband with her, and he ate.
Genesis 6:2
Then the sons of God saw the daughters of humankind, that they were beautiful. And they took for themselves wives from all that they chose.
Genesis 13:1
Then Abram went up from Egypt, he and his wife and all that was with him. And Lot went with him to the Negev.
Genesis 13:8
Then Abram said to Lot, "Please, let there not be quarreling between me and you, and between my shepherds and your shepherds, for we men are brothers.
Genesis 13:10
And Lot lifted up his eyes and saw the whole plain of the Jordan, that all of it was well-watered land—this was before Yahweh destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah—like the garden of Yahweh, like the land of Egypt in the direction of Zoar.
Genesis 13:15
for all the land which you see I will give to you, and to your descendants, forever.
Genesis 13:16
I will make your descendants like the dust of the earth which, if anyone were able to count the dust of the earth, your descendants would be so counted.
Genesis 13:17
Arise, go through the length of the land and through its breadth, for I will give it to you."
Genesis 14:2
made war with Bera, the king of Sodom, and Birsha, the king of Gomorrah, Shinab, the king of Admah, and Shemeber, the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).
Genesis 14:8
Then the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) went out, and they took up battle position in the Valley of Siddim

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But when that which is perfect is come,.... When perfect knowledge of God, of Christ, and of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven shall take place; which will not in this life, but in that which is to come. So the Jews say r that at the resurrection, upon the reunion of the soul and body,

"the children of men shall attain to דעה שלימה, "perfect knowledge";''

which is what the apostle refers to here:

and then that which is in part, shall be done away: the imperfection of knowledge shall be removed; the imperfect manner of communicating knowledge, and of receiving and acquiring it, will cease: thus the apostle explains what he means by the cessation and failing of knowledge, and prophecy; not that knowledge itself will be no more, and a state of ignorance and darkness succeed; but imperfect knowledge will vanish away, or rather will be perfected, or be swallowed up in perfect knowledge; the imperfection of it will disappear; and it will be no more taught and received in part; the whole of truth will be clearly known.

r Midrash Haneelam in Zohar in Gen. fol. 69. 1.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But when that which is perfect is come - Does come; or shall come. This proposition is couched in a general form. It means that when anything which is perfect is seen or enjoyed, then that which is imperfect is forgotten, laid aside, or vanishes. Thus, in the full and perfect light of day, the imperfect and feeble light of the stars vanishes. The sense here is, that “in heaven” - a state of absolute perfection - that which is “in part,” or which is imperfect, shall be lost in superior brightness. All imperfection will vanish. And all that we here possess that is obscure shall be lost in the superior and perfect glory of that eternal world. All our present unsatisfactory modes of obtaining knowledge shall be unknown. All shall be clear, bright, and eternal.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Corinthians 13:10. But when that which is perfect — The state of eternal blessedness; then that which is in part-that which is imperfect, shall be done away; the imperfect as well as the probationary state shall cease for ever.


 
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