1 Corinthians 13:4

Love is patient and kind. Love does not envy or boast. It is not arrogant

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In The King James Version

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

In Context

3Suppose that I give all I own to feed the poor, and that I give my body to be burned. But if I do not have love, I gain nothing. + 13:3 The ULB and UDB, together with most versions, read, I give my body to be burned . Some older versions read, I give my body so that I might boast .

5or rude. It is not self-serving. It is not easily angered, nor does it keep a count of wrongs.

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Cross References

Genesis 37:11His brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the matter in mind.

1 Samuel 25:33Your wisdom is blessed and you are blessed, because you have kept me today from bloodshed and from avenging myself with my own hand!

Nehemiah 9:17They refused to listen, and they did not think about the wonders that you had done among them, but became stubborn, and in their rebellion they appointed a leader to return to their slavery. But you are a God who is full of forgiveness, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love. You did not abandon them.

Proverbs 10:12Hatred stirs up conflicts, 1 but love covers over all offenses. 1

Proverbs 17:9Whoever overlooks an offense seeks love, 1 but the one who repeats a matter alienates close friends. 1

Proverbs 19:22Loyalty is what a person desires 1 and a poor person is better than a liar. 1

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 13:2-4

On Spiritual Gifts. ( a. d. 57.) 1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. 2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. 3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing. Here the apostle shows… Read the whole commentary →

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