Partial Knowledge
1 Corinthians 13:12
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.


I. A CALAMITY, when it is traceable to —

1. Early training in prejudice.

2. False teaching.

3. Inability to learn.

II. A CRIME, when owing to —

1. Prayerlessness.

2. Wilfulness.

3. Lethargy.

4. Inattention.

5. Forgetfulness.

III. A BLESSING, when it causes —

1. Faith to be exercised.

2. Inquiry to be evoked.

3. Filial fear to be displayed.

IV. AN ARGUMENT for —

1. Humility.

2. Praise.

3. Hope.

4. Alarm.

(Stems and Twigs.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: 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.

WEB: For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know fully, even as I was also fully known.




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