The Folly of Human Wisdom

18 No one should deceive(A) himself. If anyone among you thinks he is wise in this age,(B) he must become foolish(C) so that he can become wise.(D)

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Love never ends.(A)
But as for prophecies,
they will come to an end;
as for languages, they will cease;
as for knowledge, it will come to an end.
For we know in part,
and we prophesy in part.
10 But when the perfect comes,
the partial will come to an end.
11 When I was a child,
I spoke like a child,
I thought like a child,
I reasoned like a child.
When I became a man,
I put aside childish things.
12 For now we see indistinctly,[a] as in a mirror,[b]
but then face to face.(B)
Now I know in part,
but then I will know fully,(C)
as I am fully known.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 13:12 Or indirectly
  2. 1 Corinthians 13:12 Ancient mirrors were normally made out of polished metals and were not as clear as modern ones.

he is conceited, understanding nothing, but has a sick interest in disputes and arguments over words.(A) From these come envy,(B) quarreling,(C) slander,(D) evil suspicions,

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