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For now we see in a mirror, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I have been known. GOD'S WORD® Translation Now we see a blurred image in a mirror.
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New American Standard Bible For now we see in a mirror...
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darkly—literally, "in enigma." As a "mirror" conveys an...
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(13) And now abideth . . .--Better, Thus there abide. . .The...
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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. AMP For now [in this time of imperfection] we see in a mirror dimly [a blurred reflection, a riddle, an enigma], but then [when the time of perfection comes we will see reality] face to face.
1 Corinthians 13:12. King James Version. 12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. Read full chapter. 1 Corinthians 13:12 in all English translations.
1 Corinthians 13:12. ESV For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known. NIV For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
May 15, 2023 · In the Greco-Roman world, mirrors were fashioned out of polished metal discs that reflected a blurred, imperfect image, nothing like seeing someone up close, in vivid, eye-to-eye clarity. Thus, now we see in a mirror dimly is Paul’s figure of speech for “now we have imperfect knowledge and understanding.”
