1 Corinthians 13
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1 Corinthians 13 is a renowned New Testament passage by the Apostle Paul that poetically defines the nature and primacy of Christian love, often called the “Love Chapter.”
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| 1 Corinthians 12 | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
New Testament passage
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biblical text ⓘ chapter of the Bible ⓘ |
| addresses |
Christian community in Corinth
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ethical behavior among Christians ⓘ use and value of spiritual gifts ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Love Chapter ⓘ |
| author |
Apostle Paul
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surface form:
Paul the Apostle
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| book |
First Epistle to the Corinthians
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surface form:
1 Corinthians
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| centralTheme |
Christian love
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agape ⓘ charity ⓘ |
| chapterNumber | 13 ⓘ |
| contains |
contrast between love and acts of charity without love
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contrast between love and faith that can move mountains ⓘ contrast between love and knowledge ⓘ contrast between love and prophetic powers ⓘ contrast between love and tongues of men and angels ⓘ contrast between partial and perfect knowledge ⓘ description of love as patient and kind ⓘ metaphor of seeing in a mirror dimly ⓘ statement that knowledge will pass away ⓘ statement that love never fails ⓘ statement that now we know in part ⓘ statement that prophecies will cease ⓘ statement that the greatest of these is love ⓘ statement that then we shall know fully ⓘ statement that tongues will be stilled ⓘ triad of faith hope and love ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
enduring nature of love
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moral qualities of love ⓘ supremacy of love over spiritual gifts ⓘ |
| follows |
1 Corinthians 13
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
1 Corinthians 12
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| genre |
Christian scripture
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didactic prose ⓘ epistolary literature ⓘ religious poetry ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian ethics
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Christian theology of love ⓘ |
| language | Koine Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bible
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surface form:
canonical Christian Bible
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| partOf | First Epistle to the Corinthians ⓘ |
| precedes | 1 Corinthians 14 ⓘ |
| testament | New Testament ⓘ |
| tradition |
Pauline Epistles
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surface form:
Pauline epistles
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| usedIn |
Christian ethical teaching
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Christian liturgy ⓘ Christian weddings ⓘ |
| verseCount | 13 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
1 Corinthians 12