1 Corinthians 13:8

Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be restrained; where there is knowledge, it will be dismissed.

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10 songs meet this passage

“El querer pronto puede acabar”
Amar y Querer · José José
resonates with 1 Corinthians 13:8
The contrast between fleeting desire and love that never ends recalls Paul's claim that real love never fails, unlike passing things.
“it's unchanging, heavy love”
Heavy Love · Mali Music
resonates with 1 Corinthians 13:4-8
The description of a patient, unmoving, unbreaking love closely mirrors Paul's description of love that never fails.
“My love for you, it never fades”
To the Moon · Phora
strains against 1 Corinthians 13:4-8
Scripture roots a love that 'never fails' in God's character; here the singer promises the same permanence from his own feelings, which is a much shakier foundation.
Love Me or Leave Me · Three Days Grace
strains against 1 Corinthians 13:7-8
The song searches for a love that lasts without ever landing on what makes love able to endure; this passage names the kind of love that does.
“When my hair's all but gone and my memory fades”
Thinking Out Loud · Ed Sheeran
resonates with 1 Corinthians 13:7-8
The promise to keep loving through physical decline mirrors love that 'bears all things' and 'never fails,' though here it's romantic rather than agape love.
Night Changes · One Direction
resonates with 1 Corinthians 13:7-8
The hope that love endures through change reflects the Bible's picture of love as something that bears and outlasts circumstance, even if the song's love is untested here.
Where the Streets Have No Name (New Edit U218) · U2
strains against 1 Corinthians 13:7-8
The cycle of building and destroying love stands against Paul's picture of love that endures and never fails, highlighting the ache for a love that doesn't crumble.
“Keep coming up with love, but it's so slashed and torn”
Under Pressure (feat. David Bowie) · Queen
strains against 1 Corinthians 13:7-8
Paul describes a love that endures and never fails, against the song's picture of love wounded and fragile.
“I'm gonna love you forever and ever”
Forever and Ever, Amen · Randy Travis
resonates with 1 Corinthians 13:7-8
The song's vow of forever-faithfulness mirrors love that 'always perseveres' and 'never fails,' the biblical picture of true love's endurance.
“nothing can ever change this love I have”
Nothin' Can Change This Love (Alternate Version) · Sam Cooke
resonates with 1 Corinthians 13:7-8
The song's vow of unshakeable devotion mirrors love's endurance described here, bearing and believing through distance and disappointment.

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10 songs meet this passage

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