1 Corinthians 13:9
1 Corinthians 13:9 Meaning and Explanation
“For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.”
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Read Full Chapter →Our present knowledge and prophecy are partial and incomplete.
What Does 1 Corinthians 13:9 Mean?
Paul explains why the gifts will pass: they belong to a stage of partial sight. He gently lowers the Corinthians' confidence in how much they grasp.
Even the best understanding we have now is fragmentary, a piece rather than the whole. Our knowing and our prophesying reach only so far. This is no cause for despair but for humility and hope, for the God who gives us these glimpses will one day give us fullness; what we hold in part now points us toward the completeness that is still to come.
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What does 1 Corinthians 13:9 mean?
Our present knowledge and prophecy are partial and incomplete.