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 conflicts,
but love covers all offenses.

by purity, by knowledge,
by patience, by kindness,
by the Holy Spirit, by sincere love,

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

with all humility and gentleness, with patience, accepting

one another in love,

May you be strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for all endurance and patience, with joy

Therefore, God’s chosen ones, holy and loved, put on heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience,

instructing his opponents with gentleness. Perhaps God will grant them repentance leading them to the knowledge of the truth.

But you have followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, and endurance,

Proclaim the message; persist in it whether convenient or not; rebuke, correct, and encourage with great patience and teaching.

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peace-loving, gentle, compliant, full of mercy and good fruits, without favoritism and hypocrisy.

Above all, maintain an intense love for each other, since love covers a multitude of sins.

Is kind

They refused to listen
and did not remember Your wonders
You performed among them.
They became stiff-necked and appointed a leader
to return to their slavery in Egypt.

But You are a forgiving God,
gracious and compassionate,
slow to anger and rich in faithful love,
and You did not abandon them.

What is desirable in a man is his fidelity;
better to be a poor man than a liar.

Her hands reach out to the poor,
and she extends her hands to the needy.

But love your enemies, do what is good, and lend, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is gracious to the ungrateful and evil.

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

Therefore, God’s chosen ones, holy and loved, put on heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience,

Now finally, all of you should be like-minded and sympathetic, should love believers,

and be compassionate and humble,

godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love.

This is how we have come to know love: He laid down His life for us. We should also lay down our lives for our brothers.

Dear friends, if God loved us in this way, we also must love one another.

Envieth

because you are still fleshly. For since there is envy and strife

among you, are you not fleshly and living like unbelievers?

When Rachel saw that she was not bearing Jacob any children, she envied her sister. “Give me sons, or I will die!” she said to Jacob.

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

For he knew they had handed Him over because of envy.

They are filled with all unrighteousness, evil, greed, and wickedness. They are full of envy, murder, quarrels, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,

Let us walk with decency, as in the daylight: not in carousing and drunkenness; not in sexual impurity and promiscuity; not in quarreling and jealousy.

For I fear that perhaps when I come I will not find you to be what I want, and I may not be found by you to be what you want; there may be quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambitions, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.

envy,

drunkenness, carousing, and anything similar. I tell you about these things in advance—as I told you before—that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

To be sure, some preach Christ out of envy and strife, but others out of good will.

he is conceited, understanding nothing, but has a sick interest in disputes and arguments over words. From these come envy, quarreling, slander, evil suspicions,

For we too were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, enslaved by various passions and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, detesting one another.

But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t brag and deny the truth.

Or do you think it’s without reason the Scripture says that the Spirit who lives in us yearns jealously?

So rid yourselves of all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all slander.

Vaunteth not itself

David had just said, “I guarded everything that belonged to this man in the wilderness for nothing. He was not missing anything, yet he paid me back evil for good.

Then Ben-hadad sent messengers to him and said, “May the gods punish me and do so severely if Samaria’s dust amounts to a handful for each of the people who follow me.”

His ways are always secure;
Your lofty judgments are beyond his sight;
he scoffs at all his adversaries.

Arrogance leads to nothing but strife,
but wisdom is gained by those who take advice.

To start a conflict is to release a flood;
stop the dispute before it breaks out.

Don’t take a matter to court hastily.
Otherwise, what will you do afterward
if your opponent humiliates you?

The end of a matter is better than its beginning;
a patient spirit is better than a proud spirit.

If the ruler’s anger rises against you, don’t leave your place,
for calmness puts great offenses to rest.

Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage, and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He gave orders to heat the furnace seven times more than was customary,

Is not

Now, brothers, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, so that you may learn from us the saying: “Nothing beyond what is written.” The purpose is that none of you will be inflated with pride in favor of one person over another.

And you are inflated with pride, instead of filled with grief so that he who has committed this act might be removed from your congregation.

About food offered to idols: We know that “we all have knowledge.” Knowledge inflates with pride, but love builds up.

Let no one disqualify you,

insisting on ascetic practices and the worship of angels, claiming access to a visionary realm and inflated without cause by his unspiritual mind.

If then there is any encouragement in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any affection and mercy,

General references

But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

Then a dispute also arose among them about who should be considered the greatest.

Everyone should look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.