1 Corinthians 13:8
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“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.”
ἀγαπάω
Not the love of emotion or feeling — this is the love of will and choice. God did not love the world because it was loveable. He loved it because that is who He is. Agapao is love that gives everything without expecting anything back.
πίπτω
Fail
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πίπτω
To fall, to drop, to fail. Pipto. A sparrow does not fall to the ground outside your Father's care. Nothing happens to you by accident. Every fall is within the knowledge of God.
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καταργέω
it will be abated.
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καταργέω
To render ineffective, to abolish, to destroy. Katargeo. He who had the power of death that is the devil was destroyed. The work of the devil has been undone by Christ.
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γλῶσσα
tongues,
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γλῶσσα
Tongue, language. Glossa. Death and life are in the power of the tongue. The tongue is the smallest member but sets the whole course of a life. Use it for life.
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γνῶσις
knowledge
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γνῶσις
Knowledge, understanding, insight. Gnosis. The knowledge of God. True knowledge begins with knowing God. All other knowledge is context. This is the content.
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ἐκπίπτω
Fail
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ἐκπίπτω
To fall away, to fail. Love never fails. Prophecies will cease tongues will be stilled knowledge will pass away but agape endures.
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παύω
they will cease;
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παύω
to stop (transitively or intransitively), i.e. restrain, quit, desist, come to an end
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οὐδέποτε
never
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οὐδέποτε
not even at any time, i.e. never at all
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προφητεία
Prophecies
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προφητεία
prediction (scriptural or other)
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