1 Corinthians 13:11
“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 things.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
For now we see through a glass,.... In this present life, they that are enlightened by the Spirit of God, see God, the…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
When I was a child - The idea here is, that the knowledge which we now have, compared with that which we shall have in…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
When I was a child - This future state of blessedness is as far beyond the utmost perfection that can be attained in…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Corinthians 13:8-13
Here the apostle goes on to commend charity, and show how much it is preferable to the gifts on which the Corinthians…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
I thought as a child Better as margin, I reasoned. The same Greek word is used here as in 1Co 13:13, - thinkethno evil."…
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