1 Corinthians 13:10 BSB

1 Corinthians 13:10

but when the perfect comes, the partial passes away.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

but when that which is perfect is come, that which is in part shall be done away.

KJV

But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.

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Commentary

4 voices

Ambrose of Milan

On the Death of Satyrus 2.32 (397)

For now we know in part and understand in part. But then we shall be able to comprehend what is perfect, when not the shadow but the reality of the majesty and eternity of God shall begin to shine and to reveal itself unveiled before our eyes.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

But when that which is perfect is come,.... When perfect knowledge of God, of Christ, and of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven shall take place; which will not in this life, but in that which is to come.

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

But when that which is perfect is come - At death and in the last day. That which is in part shall vanish away - Both that poor, low, imperfect, glimmering light, which is all the knowledge we now can attain to; and these slow and unsatisfactory methods of attaining, as well as of imparting it to others.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

But when that which is perfect - The state of eternal blessedness; then that which is in part - that which is imperfect, shall be done away; the imperfect as well as the probationary state shall cease for ever.

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ὅταν	hotan	when	G3752 →
δὲ	de	however	G1161 →
ἔλθῃ	elthē	may come	G2064 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
τέλειον,	teleion	perfect,	G5046 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
ἐκ	ek	in	G1537 →
μέρους	merous	part	G3313 →
καταργηθήσεται.	katargēthēsetai	will be done away.	G2673 →

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Corinthians 13:12
Now we see but a dim reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
leads to
- 1 John 3:2
  Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as…
- 2 Corinthians 3:18
  And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
- 1 Corinthians 13:9–10
  For we know in part and we prophesy in part,
- Philippians 3:12
  Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.
- Revelation 22:4
  They will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads.
Through
Isaiah 24:23
The moon will be confounded and the sun will be ashamed; for the LORD of Hosts will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before His elders with great glory.
leads to
- Isaiah 60:19
  No longer will the sun be your light by day, nor the brightness of the moon shine on your night; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your…
- Isaiah 13:10
  For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light. The rising sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light.
- Revelation 21:23
  And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.