1 Corinthians 13:13 (ASV)

Passage

But now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love.

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 13:11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I felt as a child, I thought as a child: now that I am become a man, I have put away childish things.

1 Corinthians 13:12 For now we see in a mirror, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know fully even as also I was fully known.

1 Corinthians 13:13 But now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "abideth", "hope", "love", "three", and "greatest". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "abideth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "For now we see in a mirror...", giving immediate footing for "faith" and "abideth". In 1 Corinthians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "faith" and "abideth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.