1 Corinthians 13:8
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
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.

Young's Literal Translation
The love doth never fail; and whether [there be] prophecies, they shall become useless; whether tongues, they shall cease; whether knowledge, it shall become useless;

King James Bible
Charity never faileth: but whether [there be] prophecies, they shall fail; whether [there be] tongues, they shall cease; whether [there be] knowledge, it shall vanish away.

Greek
Love
ἀγάπη (agapē)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 26: From agapao; love, i.e. Affection or benevolence; specially a love-feast.

never
οὐδέποτε (oudepote)
Adverb
Strong's 3763: Never. From oude and pote; not even at any time, i.e. Never at all.

fails.
πίπτει (piptei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 4098: A reduplicated and contracted form of peto; probably akin to petomai through the idea of alighting; to fall.

But
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

where
εἴτε (eite)
Conjunction
Strong's 1535: And if, whether. From ei and te; if too.

[there are] prophecies,
προφητεῖαι (prophēteiai)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural
Strong's 4394: Prophecy, prophesying; the gift of communicating and enforcing revealed truth. From prophetes; prediction.

they will cease;
καταργηθήσονται (katargēthēsontai)
Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 2673: From kata and argeo; to be entirely idle, literally or figuratively.

where
εἴτε (eite)
Conjunction
Strong's 1535: And if, whether. From ei and te; if too.

[there are] tongues,
γλῶσσαι (glōssai)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural
Strong's 1100: The tongue; by implication, a language.

they will be restrained;
παύσονται (pausontai)
Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 3973: A primary verb; to stop, i.e. Restrain, quit, desist, come to an end.

where
εἴτε (eite)
Conjunction
Strong's 1535: And if, whether. From ei and te; if too.

[there is] knowledge,
γνῶσις (gnōsis)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 1108: Knowledge, doctrine, wisdom. From ginosko; knowing, i.e. knowledge.

it will be dismissed.
καταργηθήσεται (katargēthēsetai)
Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2673: From kata and argeo; to be entirely idle, literally or figuratively.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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