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.
Charitie neuer faileth: but whether there be propheſies, they ſhall faile; whether there bee tongues, they ſhall ceaſe; whether there bee knowledge, it ſhall vaniſh away.
ἡ ἀγάπη οὐδέποτε ἐκπίπτει. εἴτε δὲ προφητεῖαι, καταργηθήσονται· εἴτε γλῶσσαι, παύσονται· εἴτε γνῶσις, καταργηθήσεται.
ἡ ἀγάπη οὐδέποτε ἐκπίπτει. εἴτε δὲ προφητεῖαι καταργηθήσονται, εἴτε γλῶσσαι παύσονται, εἴτε γνῶσις καταργηθήσεται.
ἀγάπη , feminine noun, agapē — love, goodwill (value 93)
G26,
ἀγάπη agápē, ag-ah'-pay; from G25; love, i.e. affection or benevolence; specially (plural) a love-feast:—(feast of) charity(-ably), dear, love.affection, good will, love, benevolence, brotherly love
love feasts
Used in 106 Verses, 24 Books 116  Occurrence Count
γλῶσσα , feminine noun, glōssa — the tongue, a language (value 1234)
G1100,
γλῶσσα glōssa, gloce-sah'; of uncertain affinity; the tongue; by implication, a language (specially, one naturally unacquired):—tongue.the tongue, a member of the body, an organ of speech
a tongue
the language or dialect used by a particular people distinct from that of other nations
Used in 47 Verses, 10 Books 50  Occurrence Count
γνῶσις , feminine noun, gnōsis — a knowing, knowledge (value 1263)
G1108,
γνῶσις gnōsis, gno'-sis; from G1097; knowing (the act), i.e. (by implication) knowledge:—knowledge, science.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
esp. of things lawful and unlawful for Christians
moral wisdom, such as is seen in right living
Used in 28 Verses, 10 Books 29  Occurrence Count
δέ , conjunction, de — but, and, now, (a connective or adversative particle) (value 9)
G1161,
δέ dé, deh; a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:—also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).Used in 2568 Verses, 26 Books 2882  Occurrence Count
εἴτε , conjunction, eite — if, whether, or (value 320)
G1535,
εἴτε eíte, i'-teh; from G1487 and G5037; if too:—if, or, whether.Used in 29 Verses, 9 Books 65  Occurrence Count
ἐκπίπτω , verb, ekpiptō — to leap out (value 1295)
G1601,
ἐκπίπτω ekpíptō, ek-pip'-to; from G1537 and G4098; to drop away; specially, be driven out of one's course; figuratively, to lose, become inefficient:—be cast, fail, fall (away, off), take none effect.to fall out of, to fall down from, to fall off
metaph.
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
Used in 13 Verses, 9 Books 13  Occurrence Count
καταργέω , verb, katargeō — to render inoperative, abolish (value 1230)
G2673,
καταργέω katargéō, kat-arg-eh'-o; from G2596 and G691; to be (render) entirely idle (useless), literally or figuratively:—abolish, cease, cumber, deliver, destroy, do away, become (make) of no (none, without) effect, fail, loose, bring (come) to nought, put away (down), vanish away, make void.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
Used in 26 Verses, 9 Books 27  Occurrence Count
ὁ , article, ho — the (value 70)
G3588,
ὁ ho, ho; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):—the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than "the" counted
Used in 7051 Verses, 27 Books 20257  Occurrence Count
οὐδέποτε , adverb, oudepote — never (value 934)
G3763,
οὐδέποτε oudépote, oo-dep'-ot-eh; from G3761 and G4218; not even at any time, i.e. never at all:—neither at any time, never, nothing at any time.Used in 15 Verses, 7 Books 16  Occurrence Count
παύω , verb, pauō — to make to cease, hinder (value 1281)
G3973,
παύω paúō, pow'-o; a primary verb ("pause"); to stop (transitively or intransitively), i.e. restrain, quit, desist, come to an end:—cease, leave, refrain.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
Used in 15 Verses, 7 Books 15  Occurrence Count
προφητεία , feminine noun, prophēteia — prophecy (value 1074)
G4394,
προφητεία prophēteía, prof-ay-ti'-ah; from G4396 ("prophecy"); prediction (scriptural or other):—prophecy, prophesying.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; esp. by foretelling future events
Used in the NT of the utterance of OT 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, esp. of the predictions of the works of which, set apart to teach the gospel, will accomplish for the kingdom of Christ
Used in 19 Verses, 7 Books 19  Occurrence Count
| 1 Corinthians 13:8Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| 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. |
| Original Text (TR 1894)Stephanus 1550 (Total 9264) |
| ἡ ἀγάπη οὐδέποτε ἐκπίπτει. εἴτε δὲ προφητεῖαι, καταργηθήσονται· εἴτε γλῶσσαι, παύσονται· εἴτε γνῶσις, καταργηθήσεται. |
| Verse #28674 (Ch. #1075) — 14 words, 97 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Greek |
Value |
| Charity |
G26agapē |
ἀγάπη |
93 |
| never |
G3763oudepote |
οὐδέποτε |
934 |
| faileth: |
G1601ekpiptō |
ἐκπίπτω |
1295 |
| but |
G1161de |
δέ |
9 |
| whether |
G1535eite |
εἴτε |
320 |
| there be prophecies, |
G4394prophēteia |
προφητεία |
1074 |
| they shall fail; |
G2673katargeō |
καταργέω |
1230 |
| whether |
G1535eite |
εἴτε |
320 |
| there be tongues, |
G1100glōssa |
γλῶσσα |
1234 |
| they shall cease; |
G3973pauō |
παύω |
1281 |
| whether |
G1535eite |
εἴτε |
320 |
| there be knowledge, |
G1108gnōsis |
γνῶσις |
1263 |
| it shall vanish away. |
G2673katargeō |
καταργέω |
1230 |
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