1 Corinthians 13:4

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1 Corinthians 13:4

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Summary

1 Corinthians 13:4

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

Suffereth

Is kind

Envieth

Vaunteth not itself

Is not

Philippians 2:1

General references

Matthew 5:44

Luke 22:24

Philippians 2:4

Bible References

Suffereth

Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.

by purity, by knowledge, by patience, by benevolence, by the Holy Spirit, by genuine love,

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,

being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might for the display of all patience and steadfastness, joyfully

Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with a heart of mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience,

correcting opponents with gentleness. Perhaps God will grant them repentance and then knowledge of the truth

You, however, have followed my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my endurance,

Preach the message, be ready whether it is convenient or not, reprove, rebuke, exhort with complete patience and instruction.

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and not hypocritical.

Above all keep your love for one another fervent, because love covers a multitude of sins.

Is kind

They refused to obey and did not recall your miracles that you had performed among them. Instead, they rebelled and appointed a leader to return to their bondage in Egypt. But you are a God of forgiveness, merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and unfailing in your loyal love. You did not abandon them,

What is desirable for a person is to show loyal love, and a poor person is better than a liar.

She extends her hand to the poor, and reaches out her hand to the needy.

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to ungrateful and evil people.

Instead, be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ also forgave you.

Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with a heart of mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience,

Finally, all of you be harmonious, sympathetic, affectionate, compassionate, and humble.

to godliness, brotherly affection; to brotherly affection, unselfish love.

We have come to know love by this: that Jesus laid down his life for us; thus we ought to lay down our lives for our fellow Christians.

Dear friends, if God so loved us, then we also ought to love one another.

Envieth

for you are still influenced by the flesh. For since there is still jealousy and dissension among you, are you not influenced by the flesh and behaving like unregenerate people?

When Rachel saw that she could not give Jacob children, she became jealous of her sister. She said to Jacob, "Give me children or I'll die!"

His brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept in mind what Joseph said.

(For he knew that they had handed him over because of envy.)

They are filled with every kind of unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, malice. They are rife with envy, murder, strife, deceit, hostility. They are gossips,

Let us live decently as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in discord and jealousy.

For I am afraid that somehow when I come I will not find you what I wish, and you will find me not what you wish. I am afraid that somehow there may be quarreling, jealousy, intense anger, selfish ambition, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.

envying, murder, drunkenness, carousing, and similar things. I am warning you, as I had warned you before: Those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God!

Some, to be sure, are preaching Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from goodwill.

he is conceited and understands nothing, but has an unhealthy interest in controversies and verbal disputes. This gives rise to envy, dissension, slanders, evil suspicions,

For we too were once foolish, disobedient, misled, enslaved to various passions and desires, spending our lives in evil and envy, hateful and hating one another.

But if you have bitter jealousy and selfishness in your hearts, do not boast and tell lies against the truth.

Or do you think the scripture means nothing when it says, "The spirit that God caused to live within us has an envious yearning"?

So get rid of all evil and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander.

Vaunteth not itself

Now David had been thinking, "In vain I guarded everything that belonged to this man in the desert. I didn't take anything from him. But he has repaid my good with evil.

Ben Hadad sent another message to him, "May the gods judge me severely if there is enough dirt left in Samaria for my soldiers to scoop up in their hands."

He is secure at all times. He has no regard for your commands; he disdains all his enemies.

With pride comes only contention, but wisdom is with the well-advised.

Starting a quarrel is like letting out water; stop it before strife breaks out!

Do not go out hastily to litigation, or what will you do afterward when your neighbor puts you to shame?

The end of a matter is better than its beginning; likewise, patience is better than pride.

If the anger of the ruler flares up against you, do not resign from your position, for a calm response can undo great offenses.

Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage, and his disposition changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He gave orders to heat the furnace seven times hotter than it was normally heated.

Is not

I have applied these things to myself and Apollos because of you, brothers and sisters, so that through us you may learn "not to go beyond what is written," so that none of you will be puffed up in favor of the one against the other.

And you are proud! Shouldn't you have been deeply sorrowful instead and removed the one who did this from among you?

With regard to food sacrificed to idols, we know that "we all have knowledge." Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.

Let no one who delights in humility and the worship of angels pass judgment on you. That person goes on at great lengths about what he has supposedly seen, but he is puffed up with empty notions by his fleshly mind.

Therefore, if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort provided by love, any fellowship in the Spirit, any affection or mercy,

General references

But I say to you, love your enemy and pray for those who persecute you,

A dispute also started among them over which of them was to be regarded as the greatest.

Each of you should be concerned not only about your own interests, but about the interests of others as well.