What does 1 Corinthians 13:12 mean?

1 Corinthians 13:12 highlights themes such as knowledge, revelation, hope when read in context.

How should I apply 1 Corinthians 13:12 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

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.

10But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.

11When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

12For 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.

13And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

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1 John 3:2
This verse speaks about knowing God fully in the future, similar to the promise of complete understanding.
Revelation 22:4
This verse promises that believers will see God face to face, echoing the hope of full revelation.
2 Corinthians 5:7
This verse emphasizes living by faith, connecting to the theme of seeing and knowing fully in the future.