1 Corinthians 13:13

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - 1 Corinthians 13:7-13

1Co 13:7-13 7. Charity heareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. 8. 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. 9. For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. 10. But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away. 11. When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - 1 Corinthians 13:8-13

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. For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away. When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - 1 Corinthians 13:13

REFLECTIONS Who can read this sweet Chapter, in the relation of Charity, and in the many lovely qualities, with which the Apostle hath so beautifully set it forth, without having the mind at once directed to Jesus, who is all that is here said, and abundantly more, even Charity in the fall, complete, and finished representation of it. Yes! thou dear Lord! everything of love, lovely, and loving, shines in thee, in one rich constellation. What love, what charity, was that of thine, which prompted... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 13:8-13

8-13 Charity is much to be preferred to the gifts on which the Corinthians prided themselves. From its longer continuance. It is a grace, lasting as eternity. The present state is a state of childhood, the future that of manhood. Such is the difference between earth and heaven. What narrow views, what confused notions of things, have children when compared with grown men! Thus shall we think of our most valued gifts of this world, when we come to heaven. All things are dark and confused now,... read more

Frank Binford Hole

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - 1 Corinthians 13:1-99

1Co 13 CHAPTER 13 HAS become famous. Its extraordinary power is acknowledged not only by Christians but by a multitude of others. Foremost men acclaim it as marvellous, one of the literary wonders of the world, without perhaps at all appreciating the real drift of its teaching. What is it that it really says? The opening verse of 1Co 8.0 has told us that it is love that edifies. This chapter expands that fact and shows us in the first place that the most shining gifts, if without love, are of... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - 1 Corinthians 13:8-13

The eternal duration of love: v. 8. 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. v. 9. For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. v. 10. But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away v. 11. When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

2. The measure of the worth and the rule of the use of the gifts; love, its worth (1 Corinthians 13:1 ff.), nature (1 Corinthians 13:4 ff.), and eternal duration, in contrast with the transient gifts (1 Corinthians 13:8 ff.)1 Corinthians 13:1-13.1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity [love, 2 ἀγάπην], I am become [have become, γέγονα] as sounding brass, or a tinkling [clattering, ἀλαλαζον] cymbal. 2And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - 1 Corinthians 13:13

1 Corinthians WHAT LASTS 1Co_13:8 , 1Co_13:13 . We discern the run of the Apostle’s thought best by thus omitting the intervening verses and connecting these two. The part omitted is but a buttress of what has been stated in the former of our two verses; and when we thus unite them there is disclosed plainly the Apostle’s intention of contrasting two sets of things, three in each set. The one set is ‘prophecies, tongues, knowledge’; the other, ‘faith, hope, charity.’ There also comes out... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

the One Essential for All 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 With what wonder his amanuensis must have looked up, as the Apostle broke into this exquisite sonnet on love! His radiant spirit had caught a glimpse of the living Savior. Jesus sits for His portrait in these glowing sentences, and of Him every clause is true. Substitute His name for love throughout the chapter, and say whether it is not an exact likeness. With Paul love stands for that strong, sustained, and holy subordination of self for... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

The apostle dealt with love, its values (verses 1Co 13:1-3 ), its virtues (verses 1Co 13:4-7 ), and its victory (verses 1Co 13:8-13 ). The values of love are discovered in the fact that, apart from it, all the best things are worthless. Its virtues are shown with force and beauty. Every sentence is simple and sublime, and the whole contains a perfect analysis of love. Passing from this description of the virtues of love, the apostle now showed how it is supreme because of its victory. The... read more

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