1 Corinthians 13:5
3 If I give all I possess to the poor and exult in the surrender of my body, but have not love, I gain nothing.
4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs.
6 Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth.
7 It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs.
- KJV
- Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
- WEB
- doesn’t behave itself inappropriately, doesn’t seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil;
- ASV
- doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not its own, is not provoked, taketh not account of evil;
- DARBY
- does not behave in an unseemly manner, does not seek what is its own, is not quickly provoked, does not impute evil,
- BLB
- It does not act unbecomingly, it does not seek its own [things], it is not provoked, it keeps no reckoning of evil.
- ÅB
- den gjør intet usømmelig, søker ikke sitt eget, blir ikke bitter, gjemmer ikke på det onde;
- OTB
- Den gjør ikke noe usømmelig, søker ikke sitt eget; den blir ikke oppbrakt, gjemmer ikke på det onde,
- B1930
- den gjør intet usømmelig, søker ikke sitt eget, blir ikke bitter, gjemmer ikke på det onde;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Corinthians 10:24
No one should seek his own good, but the good of others.
Read in contextPhilippians 2:3–5
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves.
Read in context1 John 3:16–17
By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.
Read in contextJames 1:19
My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
Read in contextPhilippians 2:21
For all the others look after their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.
Read in contextPhilippians 4:8
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think on these things.
Read in contextGalatians 6:1–2
Brothers, if someone is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him with a spirit of gentleness. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.
Read in contextRomans 15:1–2
We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves.
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