1 Corinthians 13

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1 Corinthians 13 is a renowned New Testament passage by the Apostle Paul that poetically defines the nature and primacy of Christian love, often called the “Love Chapter.”

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Predicate Object
instanceOf New Testament passage
biblical text
chapter of the Bible
addresses Christian community in Corinth
ethical behavior among Christians
use and value of spiritual gifts
alsoKnownAs Love Chapter
author Paul the Apostle
linked to: Apostle Paul
book 1 Corinthians
centralTheme Christian love
agape
charity
chapterNumber 13
contains contrast between love and acts of charity without love
contrast between love and faith that can move mountains
contrast between love and knowledge
contrast between love and prophetic powers
contrast between love and tongues of men and angels
contrast between partial and perfect knowledge
description of love as patient and kind
metaphor of seeing in a mirror dimly
statement that knowledge will pass away
statement that love never fails
statement that now we know in part
statement that prophecies will cease
statement that the greatest of these is love
statement that then we shall know fully
statement that tongues will be stilled
triad of faith hope and love
emphasizes enduring nature of love
moral qualities of love
supremacy of love over spiritual gifts
follows 1 Corinthians 12
linked to: 1 Corinthians 13
genre Christian scripture
didactic prose
epistolary literature
religious poetry
influenced Christian ethics
Christian theology of love
language Koine Greek
locatedIn canonical Christian Bible
linked to: Bible
partOf First Epistle to the Corinthians
precedes 1 Corinthians 14
testament New Testament
tradition Pauline epistles
linked to: Pauline Epistles
usedIn Christian ethical teaching
Christian liturgy
Christian weddings
verseCount 13

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Amoris laetitia scripturalBasis 1 Corinthians 13
1 Corinthians 13 follows 1 Corinthians 12
linked to: 1 Corinthians 13
Love Chapter alsoKnownAs 1 Corinthians 13
Love Chapter alsoKnownAs First Corinthians chapter 13
linked to: 1 Corinthians 13
1 Corinthians 12 precedes 1 Corinthians 13