let all that you do be done in love translations

Rabbi Judah ben Ilai (2nd century) was quoted as saying 'All the prophets had a vision of God as He appeared through nine specula' while 'Moses saw God through one speculum.' The Babylonian Talmud states similarly 'All the prophets gazed through a speculum that does not shine, while Moses our teacher gazed through a speculum that shines.' Other notable passages One way to preserve this ambiguity is to use the English cognate, speculum. This has the same ambiguous meaning, although Adam Clarke concluded that it was a reference to specularibus lapidibus, clear polished stones used as lenses or windows. Paul's usage is in keeping with rabbinic use of the term אספקלריה, aspaklaria, a borrowing from the Latin specularia. 'What we see now is like a dim image in a mirror' ( Good News Bible).'Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror' ( New International Version).Example English language translations include: Influenced by Strong's Concordance, many modern translations conclude that this word refers specifically to a mirror. The Greek word ἐσόπτρου, esoptrou ( genitive nominative: ἔσοπτρον, esoptron), here translated 'glass', is ambiguous, possibly referring to a mirror or a lens. This passage has inspired the titles of many works, with and without the comma.

This wording was used in the 1611 KJV, which added a comma before 'darkly'.

Introducing his homage to love in 1 Corinthians 11:31, Paul describes agape as 'a more excellent way'.ġ Corinthians 13:12 contains the phrase βλέπομεν γὰρ ἄρτι δι' ἐσόπτρου ἐν αἰνίγματι, blepomen gar arti di esoptrou en ainigmati, which was translated in the 1560 Geneva Bible as 'For now we see through a glass darkly' (without a comma). Maran atha.Ģ3 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.Ģ4 My love is with you all in Christ Jesus.Chapter 13 of 1 Corinthians is one of many definitional sources for the word agape when used to refer to divine love. Greet one another with the holy kiss.Ģ2 If there is anyone who does not love the Lord, a curse on such a one. Aquila and Prisca send their best wishes in the Lord, together with the church that meets in their house.Ģ0 All the brothers send their greetings. You know how Stephanas' family have been the first-fruits of Achaia and have devoted themselves to the service of God's holy people ġ6 I ask you in turn to put yourselves at the service of people like this and all that work with them in this arduous task.ġ7 I am delighted that Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus have arrived they have made up for your not being here.ġ8 They have set my mind at rest, just as they did yours you should appreciate people like them.ġ9 The churches of Asia send their greetings. Start him off in peace on his journey to come on to me: the brothers and I are waiting for him.ġ2 As for our brother Apollos, I urged him earnestly to come to you with the brothers, but he was quite firm that he did not want to go yet, and he will come when he finds an opportunity.ġ3 Be vigilant, stay firm in the faith, be brave and strong.ġ4 Let everything you do be done in love.ġ5 There is something else I must urge you to do, brothers. 1 Now about the collection for God's holy people you are to do the same as I prescribed for the churches in Galatia.Ģ On the first day of the week, each of you should put aside and reserve as much as each can spare do not delay the collection till I arrive.ģ When I come, I will send to Jerusalem with letters of introduction those people you approve to deliver your gift Ĥ if it is worth my going too, they can travel with me.ĥ In any case, I shall be coming to you after I have passed through Macedonia, as I have to go through Macedonia Ħ and I may be staying some time with you, perhaps wintering, so that you can start me on my next journey, wherever I may be going.ħ I do not want to make only a passing visit to you, and I am hoping to spend quite a time with you, the Lord permitting.Ĩ But I shall remain at Ephesus until Pentecost,ĩ for a very promising door is standing wide open to me and there are many against us.ġ0 If Timothy comes, make sure that he has nothing to fear from you he is doing the Lord's work, just as I am,ġ1 and nobody is to underrate him.

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