# 1 Corinthians 13.12 **Book:** [1 Corinthians](/codex/1-corinthians/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 10. but when that which is perfect is come, that which is in part shall be done away. 11. When I was a child, I spake as a child, I felt as a child, I thought as a child: now that I am become a man, I have put away childish things. > > **12. For now we see in a mirror, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know fully even as also I was fully known.** > > 13. But now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love. (1 Corinthians 13:10-13, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 10. but when that which is complete has come, then that which is partial will be done away with. 11. When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I felt as a child, I thought as a child. Now that I have become a man, I have put away childish things. > > **12. For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know fully, even as I was also fully known.** > > 13. But now faith, hope, and love remain, these three. The greatest of these is love. (1 Corinthians 13:10-13, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 10. But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away. done away: Gr. vanish away 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. thought: or, reasoned put away: Gr. vanish away > > **12. For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. darkly: Gr. in a riddle** > > 13. And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity. (1 Corinthians 13:10-13, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 10. and when that which is perfect may come, then that which [is] in part shall become useless. 11. When I was a babe, as a babe I was speaking, as a babe I was thinking, as a babe I was reasoning, and when I have become a man, I have made useless the things of the babe; > > **12. for we see now through a mirror obscurely, and then face to face; now I know in part, and then I shall fully know, as also I was known;** > > 13. and now there doth remain faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these [is] love. (1 Corinthians 13:10-13, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [Argument from Desire](/codex/argument-from-desire/) - [Argument from the Mirror-Recognition Convergence](/codex/argument-from-the-mirror-recognition-convergence/) - [Cartesian Skeptical Argument and Christian Responses](/codex/cartesian-skeptical-argument-and-christian-responses/) - [Divine Hiddenness Objection Defeater](/codex/divine-hiddenness-objection-defeater/) - [Evidential Problem of Evil Defeater](/codex/evidential-problem-of-evil-defeater/) - [Tree of Knowledge Objection Defeater](/codex/tree-of-knowledge-objection-defeater/) **Concepts:** - [Agnosticism](/codex/agnosticism/) - [Can You Be an Agnostic Atheist or Theist](/codex/can-you-be-an-agnostic-atheist-or-theist/) - [Heaven](/codex/heaven/) - [Tree of Knowledge Objection](/codex/tree-of-knowledge-objection/) **Lexicon:** - [G0026 - agape](/codex/g0026-agape/), via [1 Corinthians 13.1-13](/codex/1-corinthians-13-1-13/) - [G1097 - ginosko](/codex/g1097-ginosko/) - [G4314 - pros](/codex/g4314-pros/) --- _Scripture quotations taken from the **New American Standard Bible®** (NASB), Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by **The Lockman Foundation**. Used by permission. All rights reserved. [www.lockman.org](https://www.lockman.org)_ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.