1 Corinthians 13:8
“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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
For we know in part,.... Not that the Scriptures, the rule and measure of knowledge, and from whence spiritual knowledge…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Charity never faileth - Paul here proceeds to illustrate the value of love, from its “permanency” as compared with other…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
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Charity never faileth - Ἡ αγαπη ουδεποτε εκπιπτει· This love never falleth off, because it bears, believes,…
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
Charity never faileth The Vulgate and some MSS. read falleth. Tyndale renders, falleth never awaye. In the Septuagint…
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