1 Corinthiens 13:10

10 Mais quand ce qui est parfait viendra, alors ce qui est imparfait sera aboli.

1 Corinthiens 13:10 Meaning and Commentary

1 Corinthians 13:10

But when that which is perfect is come
When perfect knowledge of God, of Christ, and of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven shall take place; which will not in this life, but in that which is to come. So the Jews say ^F18 that at the resurrection, upon the reunion of the soul and body,

``the children of men shall attain to (hmylv hed) , "perfect knowledge";''

which is what the apostle refers to here:

and then that which is in part, shall be done away:
the imperfection of knowledge shall be removed; the imperfect manner of communicating knowledge, and of receiving and acquiring it, will cease: thus the apostle explains what he means by the cessation and failing of knowledge, and prophecy; not that knowledge itself will be no more, and a state of ignorance and darkness succeed; but imperfect knowledge will vanish away, or rather will be perfected, or be swallowed up in perfect knowledge; the imperfection of it will disappear; and it will be no more taught and received in part; the whole of truth will be clearly known.

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FOOTNOTES:

F18 Midrash Haneelam in Zohar in Gen. fol. 69. 1.

1 Corinthiens 13:10 In-Context

8 La charité ne périt jamais. Quant aux prophéties, elles seront abolies, et les langues cesseront, et la science sera abolie;

9 Car nous ne connaissons qu'imparfaitement, et nous ne prophétisons qu'imparfaitement;

10 Mais quand ce qui est parfait viendra, alors ce qui est imparfait sera aboli.

11 Quand j'étais enfant, je parlais comme un enfant, je jugeais comme un enfant, je pensais comme un enfant; mais lorsque je suis devenu homme, j'ai abandonné ce qui était de l'enfant.

12 Maintenant nous voyons par un miroir, obscurément, mais alors nous verrons face à face; maintenant je connais imparfaitement, mais alors je connaîtrai comme j'ai été connu.