1 Corinthians 13:13
Good News Translation
Meanwhile these three remain: faith, hope, and love; and the greatest of these is love.

New Revised Standard Version
And now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; and the greatest of these is love.

Contemporary English Version
For now there are faith, hope, and love. But of these three, the greatest is love.

New American Bible
So faith, hope, love remain, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And now there remain faith, hope, and charity, these three: but the greatest of these is charity.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And now there remain faith, hope, and charity, these three: but the greatest of these is charity.

abideth.

1 Corinthians 3:14 If any man's work abide, which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.

1 Peter 1:21 Who through him are faithful in God who raised him up from the dead and hath given him glory, that your faith and hope might be in God.

1 John 2:14,24 I write unto you, babes, because you have known the Father. I write unto you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and you have overcome the wicked one. . . .

1 John 3:9 Whosoever is born of God committeth not sin: for his seed abideth in him. And he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

faith.

Luke 8:13-15 Now they upon the rock are they who when they hear receive the word with joy: and these have no roots: for they believe for a while and in time of temptation they fall away. . . .

Luke 22:32 But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and thou, being once converted, confirm thy brethren.

Galatians 5:6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing nor uncircumcision: but faith that worketh by Charity.

Hebrews 10:35,39 Do not therefore lose your confidence which hath a great reward. . . .

Hebrews 11:1-7 Now, faith is the substance of things to be hoped for, the evidence of things that appear not. . . .

1 John 5:1-5 Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ, is born of God. And every one that loveth him who begot, loveth him also who is born of him. . . .

hope.

Psalm 42:11 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why dost thou disquiet me? Hope thou in God, for I will still give praise to him: the salvation of my countenance, and my God.

Psalm 43:5 To thee, O God my God, I will give praise upon the harp: why art thou sad, O my soul? and why dost thou disquiet me?

Psalm 146:5 Blessed is he who hath the God of Jacob for his helper, whose hope is in the Lord his God:

Lamentations 3:21-26 Zain. These things I shall think over in my heart, therefore will I hope. . . .

Romans 5:4,5 And patience trial; and trial hope; . . .

Romans 8:24,25 For we are saved by hope. But hope that is seen is not hope. For what a man seeth, why doth he hope for? . . .

Romans 15:13 Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing: that you may abound in hope and in the power of the Holy Ghost.

Colossians 1:5,27 For the hope that is laid up for you in heaven, which you have heard in the word of the truth of the gospel, . . .

1 Thessalonians 5:8 But let us, who are of the day, be sober, having on the breast plate of faith and charity and, for a helmet, the hope of salvation.

Hebrews 6:11,19 And we desire that every one of you shew forth the same carefulness to the accomplishing of hope unto the end: . . .

1 Peter 1:21 Who through him are faithful in God who raised him up from the dead and hath given him glory, that your faith and hope might be in God.

1 John 3:3 And every one that hath this hope in him sanctifieth himself, as he also is holy.

charity.

1 Corinthians 13:1-8 If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. . . .

1 Corinthians 8:1,3 Now concerning those things that are sacrificed to idols: we know we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up: but charity edifieth. . . .

2 Corinthians 5:10,15 For we must all be manifested before the judgment seat of Christ, that every one may receive the proper things of the body, according as he hath done, whether it be good or evil. . . .

Galatians 5:6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing nor uncircumcision: but faith that worketh by Charity.

1 John 2:10 He that loveth his brother abideth in the light: and there is no scandal in him.

1 John 4:7-18 Dearly beloved, let us love one another: for charity is of God. And every one that loveth is born of God and knoweth God. . . .

the greatest.

1 Corinthians 13:8 Charity never falleth away: whether prophecies shall be made void or tongues shall cease or knowledge shall be destroyed.

1 Corinthians 14:1 Follow after charity, be zealous for spiritual gifts; but rather that you may prophesy.

1 Corinthians 16:14 Let all your things be done in charity.

Mark 12:29-31 And Jesus answered him: The first commandment of all is, Hear, O Israel: the Lord thy God is one God. . . .

Luke 10:27 He answering, said: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart and with thy whole soul and with all thy strength and with all thy mind: and thy neighbour as thyself.

Galatians 5:13-22 For you, brethren, have been called unto liberty. Only make not liberty an occasion to the flesh: but by charity of the spirit serve one another. . . .

Philippians 1:9 And this I pray: That your charity may more and more abound in knowledge and in all understanding:

Colossians 3:14 But above all these things have charity, which is the bond of perfection.

1 Timothy 1:5 Now the end of the commandment is charity from a pure heart, and a good conscience, and an unfeigned faith.

2 Timothy 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear: but of power and of love and of sobriety.

1 John 4:7-9 Dearly beloved, let us love one another: for charity is of God. And every one that loveth is born of God and knoweth God. . . .

2 John 1:4-6 I was exceeding glad that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father. . . .

Context
Love
12We see now through a glass in a dark manner: but then face to face. Now I know in part: but then I shall know even as I am known. 13And now there remain faith, hope, and charity, these three: but the greatest of these is charity.
Cross References
Galatians 5:6
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing nor uncircumcision: but faith that worketh by Charity.

1 Thessalonians 1:3
Being mindful of the work of your faith and labour and charity: and of the enduring of the hope of our Lord Jesus Christ before God and our Father.

Hebrews 6:19
Which we have as an anchor of the soul, sure and firm, and which entereth in even within the veil:

1 Corinthians 13:12
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