1 Corinthians 13:12 — King James Version← Study notes
“For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.”
1 Corinthians 13:12 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 Corinthians 13:1222 words
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 13:12
“For now we see in a mirror.” Further, because the glass sets before us the thing seen indefinitely, he added, “darkly ,” to show very strongly that the present knowledge is most partial. “But then face to face.” Not as though God has a face, but to express the notion of greater clearness and perspicuity. Do you see how we learn all things by gradual addition? “Now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I have been known.” Do you see how in two ways he pulls…
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