1 Corinthians 13 · Verse 10

1 Corinthians 13:10

But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.
1 Corinthians 13:10, King James Version

1 Corinthians 13:10 in other translations

BSBbut when the perfect comes, the partial passes away.
WEBbut when that which is complete has come, then that which is partial will be done away with.
ASVbut when that which is perfect is come, that which is in part shall be done away.
YLTand when that which is perfect may come, then that which is in part shall become useless.
DARBYbut when that which is perfect has come, that which is in part shall be done away.
BBEBut when that which is complete is come, then that which is in part will be no longer necessary.
WebsterBut when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.

What does 1 Corinthians 13:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 13:9-10

9-10. in part--partially and imperfectly. Compare a similar contrast to the "perfect man," "the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ" (Ep 4:11-13).

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 10. But when that which is perfect is come. Does come; or shall come. This proposition is couched in a general form. It means that when anything which is perfect is seen or enjoyed, then that which is imperfect is forgotten, laid aside, or vanishes. Thus, in the full and perfect light of day, the imperfect and feeble light of the stars vanishes. The sense here is, that in heaven--a state of absolute perfection--that which is "in part," or which is imperfect, shall be lost in superior brightness. All imperfection will vanish. And all that we here possess that is obscure shall be lost in the superior and perfect glory of that eternal world. All our present unsatisfactory modes of obtaining knowledge shall be unknown. All shall be clear, bright, and eternal.

(b) "But when" 1Jn 3.2

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 But when that which is perfect - The state of eternal blessedness; then that which is in part - that which is imperfect, shall be done away; the imperfect as well as the probationary state shall cease for ever.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Corinthians 13:8-13

Charity is much to be preferred to the gifts on which the Corinthians prided themselves. From its longer continuance. It is a grace, lasting as eternity. The present state is a state of childhood, the future that of manhood. Such is the difference between earth and heaven. What narrow views, what confused notions of things, have children when compared with grown men! Thus shall we think of our most valued gifts of…

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1 Corinthians 13:10 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ὅτανhotanwhenG3752
δὲdehoweverG1161
ἔλθῃelthēmay comeG2064
τὸtotheG3588
τέλειον,teleionperfect,G5046
τότεtotethenG5119
τὸtotheG3588
ἐκekinG1537
μέρουςmerouspartG3313
καταργηθήσεται.katargēthēsetaiwill be done away.G2673

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Corinthians 13:10

  • 1 Corinthians 13:12

    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.

  • Isaiah 60:19-20

    The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the Lord shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory. Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the Lord shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.

  • 2 Corinthians 5:7-8

    (For we walk by faith, not by sight:) We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.

  • Isaiah 24:23

    Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the Lord of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously.

  • Revelation 22:4-5

    And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads. And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.

  • Revelation 21:22-23

    And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
12; Isa 24:23; 60:19,20; 2Co 5:7,8; Re 21:22,23; 22:4,5

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Corinthians 13:9

    For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.

  • 1 Corinthians 13:10

    But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.

  • 1 Corinthians 13:11

    When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

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1 Corinthians 13:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Mas cuando venga lo que es perfecto, entonces lo que es en parte será quitado.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		mais quand ce qui est parfait sera venu, ce qui est en partie aura sa fin.
German
Elberfelder 1871		wenn aber das Vollkommene gekommen sein wird, so wird das, was stückweise ist, weggetan werden.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Cum autem venerit quod perfectum est, evacuabitur quod ex parte est.