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===Theological virtues===
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The theological virtues are those named by [[Paul the Apostle|St. Paul]] in [[1 Corinthians 13]]: "And now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; and the greatest of these is love."<ref>{{Bibleverse|1 Corinthians|13:13}}</ref> The third virtue is also commonly referred to as "charity", as this is how the influential [[King James Bible]] translated the Greek word {{transliteration|grc|[[agape]]}}.

The traditional understanding of the difference between cardinal and theological virtues is that the latter are not fully accessible to humans in their natural state without assistance from God.<ref name=Waldron>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Virtue |encyclopedia=Catholic Encyclopedia |publisher=Robert Appleton Company |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15472a.htm|last=Waldron|first=Martin Augustine |year=1912}}</ref> [[Thomas Aquinas]] believed that while the cardinal virtues could be formed through habitual practice, the theological virtues could only be practised by divine grace.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Marbaniang |first1=Domenic |title=Theology and Ethics: An Introduction |journal=Revive |date=May 2019 |volume=12 |issue=5 |page=6}}</ref>