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1 Corinthians 13:8

Is Παύσονται Deponent?

November 10, 2006 by Phil Gons

Is Παύσονται Deponent? — Whether Paul’s shift of verbs in 1 Corinthians 13:8 carries weight.

1 Corinthians 13:8 is a much disputed passage: “Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away.” In Greek it reads, “Ἡ ἀγάπη οὐδέποτε πίπτει· εἴτε δὲ προφητεῖαι, καταργηθήσονται· εἴτε γλῶσσαι, παύσονται· εἴτε γνῶσις, καταργηθήσεται.” Not a few interpreters have pointed […]

Filed Under: Exegesis, Theology Tagged With: 1 Corinthians 13:8, D. A. Carson, Daniel Wallace, deponent, Greek

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