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NASB | 1 Corinthians 13:13 But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is love. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 13:13 And now there remain: faith [abiding trust in God and His promises], hope [confident expectation of eternal salvation], love [unselfish love for others growing out of God's love for me], these three [the choicest graces]; but the greatest of these is love. |
Bible Question:
1 Cor 13:13 But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is love. A very interesting quote this verse is! But into what category of thought do these three things fall? The Apostle Paul just says “these three.” And my question is, “these three what?” What are these three things; are they three concepts, three principles, three moral values, three what? I’m looking for a unity here. In what class of things do these three things belong? What word, what concept, or what idea unifies faith, hope and love? |
Bible Answer: Lionstrong, In the Catholic Tradition these three are called the Theological Virtues. "The human virtues are rooted in the theological virtues, which adapt man's faculties for participation in the divine nature:(2 Peter 1:4) for the theological virtues relate directly to God. They dispose Christians to live in a relationship with the Holy Trinity. They have the One and Triune God for their origin, motive, and object." The link below takes you to a more detailed discussion of the theological virtues.: faith, hope and charity or love. http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p3s1c1a7.htm#II Emmaus |