1 Corinthians 13:10 (WEB)
but when that which is complete has come, then that which is partial will be done away with.
Fathers and councils · 17
Origen
- Origen, Against Celsus VI.20Book VI
“…true disciple of Jesus in these words, “then face to face;” and in these, “When that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part will be done away.”” — editor's note: Cf. 1 Cor. xiii. 10.
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Irenaeus of Lyons
“For we know in part, and we prophesy in part; but when that which is perfect has come, the things which are in part shall be done away.”” — editor's note: These words of Scripture are quoted by memory from Phil. iii. 12, 1 Cor. iv. 4, and 1 Cor. xiii. 9, 10. It is remarkable that the second is incorporated with…
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Jerome
“And after discoursing more in detail of the graces of charity, he added: “Whether there be prophecies, they shall be done away; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall be done away.” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xiii. 8, 9, 10.
Read the whole comment“…of the Gospel, does not seem to be righteousness at all.“For if,” he says, that which passeth away was with glory, much more that which remaineth is in glory.And again, “We know in part, and we prophesy in part; but when that which is perfect is come, that which is in part shall be done away.”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xiii. 9, 10.
Read the whole comment“…of novelty—“Blessed are the pure in heart,” “Blessed are the undefiled in the way,” and “Be without spot,” and so forth—is refuted when the Apostle replies,“We know in part, and we prophesy in part,” and, “Now we see through a mirror darkly, but when that which is perfect is come, that which is in part shall be…” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xiii. 9, 10.
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John Damascene
“For when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away: and when the covering of the law, that is, the veil, is rent asunder through the crucifixion of the Saviour, and the Spirit shines forth with tongues of fire,…” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xiii. 10.
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Theodoret of Cyrus
“But if those who allege that what was ‘known in part’ has been ‘done away’ for them, expect from human lips anything beyond human powers, it is plain that the terms ‘was,’ and ‘ever,’ and ‘before all ages,’ fall far short of this expectation.” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xiii. 10
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Augustine of Hippo
“Wherefore, although it is the gifts of the active virtue that shine pre-eminent in the first three evangelists, while it is the gift of the contemplative virtue that discerns such subjects, nevertheless, this Gospel of John, in so far as it also is in part, will so tarry until that which is perfect comes.” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xiii. 12, 9, 10.
Read the whole comment“And thus we labor as long as we know in part; “but when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.”” — editor's note: l Cor. xiii. 10.
Read the whole comment“For “now we know in part, until that which is perfect is come;” only, this we believe about those future bodies, that they shall be such as shall certainly be pained by the fire.” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xiii. 9, 10.
Read the whole comment“For we must remember how great a man he was who said, “We know in part, and we prophesy in part, until that which is perfect is come;” and “Now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face.”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xiii. 9, 10.
Read the whole comment“For in the same place he adds: “Now I know in part, but then shall I know, even as also I am known; and now through a glass in a riddle, but then face to face.”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xiii. 10, 12.
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John Chrysostom
““For when,” saith He, “that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away:”even as it befell the old law through the new.” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xiii. 10.
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Basil the Great
“For “when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xiii. 10.
Read the whole comment“How then “When that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xiii. 10.
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Gregory of Nyssa
“For this teaching we have the authority of God’s own Apostle, who announces a subduing and a ceasing of all other activities, even for the good, which are within us, and finds no limit for love alone.” — editor's note: καταστολὴν. Cf. 1 Cor. xiii. 8–13.
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Catena Aurea on Matthew
- OrigenCatena Aurea on Matthew
““But when that which is perfect is come,” [1 Cor 13:10] then the second veil also shall be taken away, that we may see the things that are hidden within, to wit, the true Ark of the Testament, and behold the Cherubim and the rest in their real nature.” — the author cites it
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Cross-references · 26
Cited together in Letters Letter 235.
Cited together in Letters Letter 235.
Cited together in The City of God XI.31.
Cited together in Letters Letter 235.
Cited together in Letters Letter 235.
Cited together in Letters Letter 235.
Cited together in Letters Letter 235.
Cited together in Letters Letter 235.
Cited together in The City of God XI.31.
Cited together in Letters Letter 235.
Cited together in The City of God XI.31.
Cited together in The City of God XI.31.
Cited together in The City of God XXI.9.
Cited together in The City of God XI.31.
Cited together in The City of God XXI.9.
Cited together in The City of God XXI.9.
Cited together in Origen on Matthew 27:51–56 (2) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Origen on Matthew 27:51–56 (2) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in The City of God XXI.9.
Cited together in The City of God XXI.9.
Cited together in The City of God XXI.9.
Cited together in The City of God XXI.9.
Cited together in The City of God XXI.9.
Cited together in Letters Letter 235.
Cited together in Against Celsus VI.20.
Cited together in The City of God XI.31.