Topic
Darkly
1 passage cited, from 1 classic reference work.
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The verses
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- 1 Corinthians 13:12ISBE
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.
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 1 references
dark'-li: The word occurs in 1Co 13:12, "For now we see in a mirror, darkly," in translation of the words en ainigmati, the Revised Version, margin "in a riddle." The contrast is with the "face to face" vision of Divine things in eternity. Earth's best knowledge is partial, obscure, enigmatic, a broken reflection of the complete truth ("broken lights of Thee").
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.