1 Corinthians 13:9 BSB

Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἐκ	ek	In	G1537 →
μέρους	merous	part	G3313 →
γὰρ	gar	for	G1063 →
γινώσκομεν	ginōskomen	we know	G1097 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἐκ	ek	in	G1537 →
μέρους	merous	part	G3313 →
προφητεύομεν·	prophēteuomen	we prophesy;	G4395 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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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 2:9
Rather, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him.”
leads to
- Isaiah 64:4
  From ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides You, who acts on behalf of those who wait for Him.
- Psalms 31:19
  How great is Your goodness which You have laid up for those who fear You, which You have bestowed before the sons of men on those who take refuge in You!
- James 1:12
  Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
- Romans 8:28
  And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
- Isaiah 65:17
  For behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind.
Through
Psalms 139:6
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.
leads to
- Romans 11:33
  O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!
Through
1 Corinthians 8:2
The one who thinks he knows something does not yet know as he ought to know.
leads to
- 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.
- 1 Corinthians 3:18
  Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Colossians 2:2–3that they may be encouraged in heart, knit together in love, and filled with the full riches of complete understanding, so that they may know the mystery of God, namely Christ,Ephesians 3:18–19will have power, together with all the saints, to comprehend the length and width and height and depth Psalms 139:6Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.1 Corinthians 2:9Rather, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him.”1 Corinthians 8:2The one who thinks he knows something does not yet know as he ought to know.1 Corinthians 13:12Now 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.Job 11:7–8Can you fathom the deep things of God or discover the limits of the Almighty?Proverbs 30:4Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in His hands? Who has bound up the waters in His cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is the name of His Son—surely you know!Romans 11:34“Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been His counselor?”Matthew 11:27All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.Psalms 40:5Many, O LORD my God, are the wonders You have done, and the plans You have for us— none can compare to You— if I proclaim and declare them, they are more than I can count.Ephesians 3:8Though I am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,1 Peter 1:10–12Concerning this salvation, the prophets who foretold the grace to come to you searched and investigated carefully,1 John 3:2Beloved, 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 He is.Job 26:14Indeed, these are but the fringes of His ways; how faint is the whisper we hear of Him! Who then can understand the thunder of His power?”1 Thessalonians 5:20Do not treat prophecies with contempt,1 Chronicles 17:2And Nathan replied to David, “Do all that is in your heart, for God is with you.”

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