1 Corinthians 13:9 (YLT)

Passage

for in part we know, and in part we prophecy;

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 13:7 all things it beareth, all it believeth, all it hopeth, all it endureth.

1 Corinthians 13:8 The love doth never fail; and whether <FI>there be<Fi> prophecies, they shall become useless; whether tongues, they shall cease; whether knowledge, it shall become useless;

1 Corinthians 13:9 for in part we know, and in part we prophecy;

1 Corinthians 13:10 and when that which is perfect may come, then that which <FI>is<Fi> in part shall become useless.

1 Corinthians 13:11 When I was a babe, as a babe I was speaking, as a babe I was thinking, as a babe I was reasoning, and when I have become a man, I have made useless the things of the babe;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "part" and "prophecy". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "part" and "prophecy", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "The love doth never fail and whether..." into verse 10's "and when that which is perfect may...", so "part" and "prophecy" belong inside that flow. In 1 Corinthians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

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