St. Paul (and his translators) are responsible for some of the most evocative turns of phrase I have ever encountered in literature. From 1 Corinthians 13:
"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."
"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."