1 Corinthians 13:8

Ἡ ἀγάπη οὐδέποτε ἐκπίπτει εἴτε δὲ προφητεῖαι καταργηθήσονται· εἴτε γλῶσσαι παύσονται· εἴτε γνῶσις καταργηθήσεται
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.
Word Reference
Original Word Definitions
Ἡ
G3588 T-NSF
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
ἀγάπη
G26 N-NSF
agapē
love, i.e., affection or benevolence; specially (plural) a love-feast
  • brotherly love, affection, good will, love, benevolence
    • "love feasts
οὐδέποτε
G3763 ADV
oudepote
not even at any time, i.e., never at all
  • never
ἐκπίπτει
G1601
ekpiptō
to drop away; specially, be driven out of one's course; figuratively, to lose, become inefficient
  • to fall out of, to fall down from, to fall off
    • "metaphorically
    • to fall from a thing, to lose it
      • "to perish, to fall
      • to fall from a place from which one cannot keep
        • "fall from a position"to fall powerless, to fall to the ground, be without effect
        • of the divine promise of salvation
εἴτε
G1535 CONJ
eite
if too
  • if ... if
    • "whether ... or
δὲ
G1161 CONJ
de
but, and, etc
  • but, moreover, and, etc.
προφητεῖαι
G4394 N-NPF
prophēteia
prediction (scriptural or other)
  • prophecy
    • a discourse emanating from divine inspiration and declaring the purposes of God, whether by reproving and admonishing the wicked, or comforting the afflicted, or revealing things hidden; especially by foretelling future events
      • "Used in the New Testament of the utterance of Old Testament prophets
      • of the prediction of events relating to Christ's kingdom and its speedy triumph, together with the consolations and admonitions pertaining to it, the spirit of prophecy, the divine mind, to which the prophetic faculty is due
        • "of the endowment and speech of the Christian teachers called prophets"the gifts and utterances of these prophets, especially of the predictions of the works of which, set apart to teach the gospel, will accomplish for the kingdom of Christ
καταργηθήσονται·
G2673 V-FPI-3P
katargeō
to be (render) entirely idle (useless), literally or figuratively
  • to render idle, unemployed, inactivate, inoperative
    • to cause a person or thing to have no further efficiency
      • "to deprive of force, influence, power
    to cause to cease, put an end to, do away with, annul, abolish
    • to cease, to pass away, be done away
      • "to be severed from, separated from, discharged from, loosed from any one"to terminate all intercourse with one
εἴτε
G1535 CONJ
eite
if too
  • if ... if
    • "whether ... or
γλῶσσαι
G1100 N-NPF
glōssa
the tongue; by implication, a language (specially, one naturally unacquired)
  • the tongue, a member of the body, an organ of speech
    • the language or dialect used by a particular people distinct from that of other nations
παύσονται·
G3973 V-FDI-3P
pauō
to stop (transitively or intransitively), i.e., restrain, quit, desist, come to an end
  • to make to cease or desist
    • "to restrain a thing or person from something"to cease, to leave off"have got release from sin
    • no longer stirred by its incitements and seductions
εἴτε
G1535 CONJ
eite
if too
  • if ... if
    • "whether ... or
γνῶσις
G1108 N-NSF
gnōsis
knowing (the act), i.e., (by implication) knowledge
  • knowledge signifies in general intelligence, understanding
    • the general knowledge of Christian religion
      • "the deeper more perfect and enlarged knowledge of this religion, such as belongs to the more advanced"especially of things lawful and unlawful for Christians"moral wisdom, such as is seen in right living
καταργηθήσεται
G2673 V-FPI-3S
katargeō
to be (render) entirely idle (useless), literally or figuratively
  • to render idle, unemployed, inactivate, inoperative
    • to cause a person or thing to have no further efficiency
      • "to deprive of force, influence, power
    to cause to cease, put an end to, do away with, annul, abolish
    • to cease, to pass away, be done away
      • "to be severed from, separated from, discharged from, loosed from any one"to terminate all intercourse with one

Ἡ ἀγάπη οὐδέποτε ἐκπίπτει εἴτε δὲ προφητεῖαι καταργηθήσονται· εἴτε γλῶσσαι παύσονται· εἴτε γνῶσις καταργηθήσεται
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.
Cross References

1 Corinthians 13:13

νυνὶ δὲ μένει πίστις ἐλπίς ἀγάπη τὰ τρία ταῦτα· μείζων δὲ τούτων ἡ ἀγάπη
13
And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

1 Corinthians 13:1

Ἐὰν ταῖς γλώσσαις τῶν ἀνθρώπων λαλῶ καὶ τῶν ἀγγέλων ἀγάπην δὲ μὴ ἔχω γέγονα χαλκὸς ἠχῶν ἢ κύμβαλον ἀλαλάζον
1
Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

Galatians 5:6

ἐν γὰρ Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ οὔτε περιτομή τι ἰσχύει οὔτε ἀκροβυστία ἀλλὰ πίστις δι' ἀγάπης ἐνεργουμένη
6
For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.

Acts 2:4

καὶ ἐπλήσθησαν ἅπαντες πνεύματος ἁγίου καὶ ἤρξαντο λαλεῖν ἑτέραις γλώσσαις καθὼς τὸ πνεῦμα ἐδίδου αὐτοῖς ἀποφθέγγεσθαι
4
And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

1 Corinthians 13:10

ὅταν δὲ ἔλθῃ τὸ τέλειον τότε τὸ ἐκ μέρους καταργηθήσεται
10
But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.

Hebrews 8:13

ἐν τῷ λέγειν Καινὴν πεπαλαίωκεν τὴν πρώτην· τὸ δὲ παλαιούμενον καὶ γηράσκον ἐγγὺς ἀφανισμοῦ
13
In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away.

1 Corinthians 12:10

ἄλλῳ δὲ ἐνεργήματα δυνάμεων ἄλλῳ δὲ προφητεία ἄλλῳ δὲ διακρίσεις πνευμάτων ἑτέρῳ δὲ γένη γλωσσῶν ἄλλῳ δὲ ἑρμηνεία γλωσσῶν·
10
To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:

Acts 19:6

καὶ ἐπιθέντος αὐτοῖς τοῦ Παύλου τὰς χεῖρας ἦλθεν τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον ἐπ' αὐτούς ἐλάλουν τε γλώσσαις καὶ προεφήτευον
6
And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.

1 Corinthians 12:28

καὶ οὓς μὲν ἔθετο ὁ θεὸς ἐν τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ πρῶτον ἀποστόλους δεύτερον προφήτας τρίτον διδασκάλους ἔπειτα δυνάμεις εἶτα χαρίσματα ἰαμάτων ἀντιλήψεις κυβερνήσεις γένη γλωσσῶν
28
And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.

Jeremiah 49:7

לֶאֱדוֹם כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת הַאֵין עוֹד חָכְמָה בְּתֵימָן אָבְדָה עֵצָה מִבָּנִים נִסְרְחָה חָכְמָתָֽם׃
7
Concerning Edom, thus saith the LORD of hosts; Is wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished?

Luke 22:32

ἐγὼ δὲ ἐδεήθην περὶ σοῦ ἵνα μὴ ἐκλείπῃ ἡ πίστις σου· καὶ σύ ποτε ἐπιστρέψας στήριξον τοὺς ἀδελφούς σου
32
But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.

1 Corinthians 14:39

ὥστε ἀδελφοί ζηλοῦτε τὸ προφητεύειν καὶ τὸ λαλεῖν γλώσσαις· μὴ κωλύετε
39
Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.
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