1 Corinthians 13:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 13:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 13:13 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 13:13 — KJV
“And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.”
— 1 Corinthians 13:13 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 13:13 in Context — About the Book of 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians is pastoral surgery on a gifted, divided, messy church — addressing factions, immorality, lawsuits, worship chaos, and doubts about resurrection. It contains the love chapter read at countless weddings and the Bible's fullest teaching on spiritual gifts and the resurrection body.
Cross-References for 1 Corinthians 13:13
“And the ass saw me, and turned from me these three times: unless she had turned from me, surely now also I had slain thee, and saved her alive.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 13:13: now, these, three
“Now these are the things wherein Solomon was instructed for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure was threescore cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits. instructed: Heb. founded”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 13:13: now, these, three
“Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 13:13: now, these, three
“But now when Timotheus came from you unto us, and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also to see you:”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 13:13: now, faith, charity
“Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 13:13: now, faith, charity
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