Sometimes translations make a difference! Regular blog readers will notice that I quote often from The Passion Translation (TPT) especially this year that I\u2019m reading the New Testament and the poetic books in it. Here\u2019s something from the end of 1 Corinthians 13, the love chapter. In the standard translations we have:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(13) So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love. (1) Pursue love, and earnestly desire the spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy. (1 Corinthians 13.13 – 14.1, ESV)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n TPT chooses to break the chapter after the \u201cpursue love\u201d of 14.1 rather than before. Here is the beautiful result, no further comment needed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Until then, there are three things that remain: faith, hope, and love\u2014yet love surpasses them all. So above all else, let love be the beautiful prize for which you run. (1 Corinthians 13.13, TPT)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sometimes translations make a difference! Regular blog readers will notice that I quote often from The Passion Translation (TPT) especially this year that I\u2019m reading the New Testament and the poetic books in it. Here\u2019s something from the end of 1 Corinthians 13, the love chapter. In the standard translations we have: (13) So now … Continue reading Pursue Love<\/span>