Through a glass, darkly

• “Through a glass, darkly” is a phrase used in 1 Corinthians 13:12 of the New Testament in the King James Bible published in 1611.
• Paul the Apostle and Sosthenes co-wrote the First Epistle to the Corinthians and discussed Love in chapter 13.

Description

• The full phrase is ‘For now we see through a glass, darkly.’
• It may refer to seeing a reflection in a mirror or to seeing an image refracted through a glass lens.
• The phrase has been popularised by its use in poems, songs and films during the last one hundred years.