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Where is “The greatest of these is love” in the Bible?
“The greatest of these is love” is 1 Corinthians 13:13. Paul writes it to the church in Corinth, as the last line of his chapter on love.
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The verse, who says it, and what it means there.
In the Bible
It is 1 Corinthians 13:13.
Yes, it is in the Bible.
Paul writes it to the church in Corinth, as the last line of his chapter on love.
The verse
And now faith, hope, and love remain, these three, but the greatest of them is love.
1 Corinthians 13:13 · open the chapter →
What it means there
Faith, hope and love all last. Paul calls love the greatest. The chapter was written to a divided church arguing over spiritual gifts, before it was ever read at weddings.
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Where is “The greatest of these is love” in the Bible?
“The greatest of these is love” is 1 Corinthians 13:13. English Bibles word this verse in different ways. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here. Paul writes it to the church in Corinth, as the last line of his chapter on love.
Is “The greatest of these is love” in the Bible?
Yes. It is 1 Corinthians 13:13. In the Lumin Translation, 1 Corinthians 13:13 reads: “And now faith, hope, and love remain, these three, but the greatest of them is love.”
Who said “The greatest of these is love”?
Paul writes it to the church in Corinth, as the last line of his chapter on love.
What does “The greatest of these is love” mean in the Bible?
Faith, hope and love all last. Paul calls love the greatest. The chapter was written to a divided church arguing over spiritual gifts, before it was ever read at weddings.
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