1 Corinthians 13:13 (GNV)

Passage

And nowe abideth faith, hope and loue, euen these three: but the chiefest of these is loue.

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 13:11 When I was a childe, I spake as a childe, I vnderstoode as a childe, I thought as a childe: but when I became a man, I put away childish thinges.

1 Corinthians 13:12 For nowe we see through a glasse darkely: but then shall wee see face to face. Nowe I know in part: but then shall I know euen as I am knowen.

1 Corinthians 13:13 And nowe abideth faith, hope and loue, euen these three: but the chiefest of these is loue.

Study Lenses

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

The prior verse says "For nowe we see through a glasse...", giving immediate footing for "faith" and "nowe". 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 "nowe" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.