1 Corinthians 13:12
KJV
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.
NIV
For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
In the KJV, we are looking “through a glass”; our view is limited, but it is directed beyond ourselves toward heavenly things and ultimately toward Christ (Col. 3:1–2). In modern versions, we stare at a mirror, which does not let us look beyond, but instead reflects ourselves. This shifts the orientation from a God-ward, heaven-ward gaze to a human-ward, self-reflective one, which greatly affects the imagery and theological emphasis.
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