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Berean Standard Bible

“Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be restrained; where there is knowledge, it will be dismissed.”

1 Corinthians 13:8

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Study note

Having described love's character, Paul now contrasts love with the spiritual gifts the Corinthians prized. Prophecy, tongues and knowledge were valuable in the church's life, but the Corinthians treated them as marks of spiritual superiority.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be restrained; where there is knowledge, it will be dismissed.

World English Bible (WEB)

Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will be done away with. Where there are various languages, they will cease. Where there is knowledge, it will be done away with.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Love never faileth: but whether [there be] prophecies, they shall be done away; whether [there be] tongues, they shall cease; whether [there be] knowledge, it shall be done away.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Though the prophet's word may come to an end, tongues come to nothing, and knowledge have no more value, love has no end.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

The love does never fail; and whether there be prophecies, they shall become useless; whether tongues, they shall cease; whether knowledge, it shall become useless;

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

La caridad nunca deja de ser: mas las profecías se han de acabar, y cesarán las lenguas, y la ciencia ha de ser quitada;

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Un día se dejará de profetizar y de hablar en lenguas, y el saber ya no será necesario, pues sabemos muy poco y profetizamos imperfectamente; pero siempre existirá el amor.

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