1 Corinthians 13:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©GreekStrong'sOrigin
Loveἀγάπη
(agapē)
26: love, goodwillfrom agapaó
neverοὐδέποτε
(oudepote)
3763: neverfrom oude and pote
fails;πίπτει
(piptei)
4098: to fallfrom a redupl. of the prim. root pet
but ifεἴτε
(eite)
1535a: if -- if, whether -- orfrom ei and te
[there are gifts of] prophecy,προφητεῖαι
(prophēteiai)
4394: prophecyfrom prophéteuó
they will be doneκαταργηθήσονται
(katargēthēsontai)
2673: to render inoperative, abolishfrom kata and argeó
away;καταργηθήσεται
(katargēthēsetai)
2673: to render inoperative, abolishfrom kata and argeó
ifεἴτε
(eite)
1535a: if -- if, whether -- orfrom ei and te
[there are] tongues,γλῶσσαι
(glōssai)
1100: the tongue, a languagefrom a prim. root glóch- (projecting point)
they will cease;παύσονται
(pausontai)
3973: to make to cease, hindera prim. word
ifεἴτε
(eite)
1535a: if -- if, whether -- orfrom ei and te
[there is] knowledge,γνῶσις
(gnōsis)
1108: a knowing, knowledgefrom ginóskó
it will be done away. 
 
2673: to render inoperative, abolishfrom kata and argeó


















KJV Lexicon
η  definite article - nominative singular feminine
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
αγαπη  noun - nominative singular feminine
agape  ag-ah'-pay:  love, i.e. affection or benevolence; specially (plural) a love-feast -- (feast of) charity(-ably), dear, love.
ουδεποτε  adverb
oudepote  oo-dep'-ot-eh:  not even at any time, i.e. never at all -- neither at any time, never, nothing at any time.
εκπιπτει  verb - present active indicative - third person singular
ekpipto  ek-pip'-to:  to drop away; specially, be driven out of one's course; figuratively, to lose, become inefficient -- be cast, fail, fall (away, off), take none effect.
ειτε  conjunction
eite  i'-teh:  if too -- if, or, whether.
δε  conjunction
de  deh:  but, and, etc. -- also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
προφητειαι  noun - nominative plural feminine
propheteia  prof-ay-ti'-ah:  prediction (scriptural or other) -- prophecy, prophesying.
καταργηθησονται  verb - future passive indicative - third person
katargeo  kat-arg-eh'-o:  to be (render) entirely idle (useless), literally or figuratively
ειτε  conjunction
eite  i'-teh:  if too -- if, or, whether.
γλωσσαι  noun - nominative plural feminine
glossa  gloce-sah':  the tongue; by implication, a language (specially, one naturally unacquired) -- tongue.
παυσονται  verb - future middle deponent indicative - third person
pauo  pow'-o:  to stop (transitively or intransitively), i.e. restrain, quit, desist, come to an end -- cease, leave, refrain.
ειτε  conjunction
eite  i'-teh:  if too -- if, or, whether.
γνωσις  noun - nominative singular feminine
gnosis  gno'-sis:  knowing (the act), i.e. (by implication) knowledge -- knowledge, science.
καταργηθησεται  verb - future passive indicative - third person singular
katargeo  kat-arg-eh'-o:  to be (render) entirely idle (useless), literally or figuratively
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Love never fails; but if there are gifts of prophecy, they will be done away; if there are tongues, they will cease; if there is knowledge, it will be done away.

King James Bible
Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Love never ends. 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.

International Standard Version
Love never fails. Now if there are prophecies, they will be done away with. If there are languages, they will cease. If there is knowledge, it will be done away with.

NET Bible
Love never ends. But if there are prophecies, they will be set aside; if there are tongues, they will cease; if there is knowledge, it will be set aside.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Love never fails; for prophecies shall cease, tongues shall be silenced and knowledge will be nothing;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Love never comes to an end. There is the gift of speaking what God has revealed, but it will no longer be used. There is the gift of speaking in other languages, but it will stop by itself. There is the gift of knowledge, but it will no longer be used.

King James 2000 Bible
Love never fails: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.
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