1 Corinthians 13:4 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

Love is patient. Love is kind. Love isn't jealous. It doesn't sing its own praises. It isn't arrogant.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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

ASV:

Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

BBE:

Love is never tired of waiting; love is kind; love has no envy; love has no high opinion of itself, love has no pride;

DBY:

Love has long patience, is kind; love is not emulous of others; love is not insolent and rash, is not puffed up,

ERV:

Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

WEY:

Love is patient and kind. Love knows neither envy nor jealousy. Love is not forward and self-assertive, nor boastful and conceited.

WBS:

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

WEB:

Love is patient and is kind; love doesn't envy. Love doesn't brag, is not proud,

YLT:

The love is long-suffering, it is kind, the love doth not envy, the love doth not vaunt itself, is not puffed up,

1 Corinthians 13:4 Cross References

XREF:

Proverbs 10:12 Hatred stirs up strife, But love covers all transgressions.

Proverbs 17:9 He who conceals a transgression seeks love, But he who repeats a matter separates intimate friends.

Acts 7:9 "The patriarchs became jealous of Joseph and sold him into Egypt. Yet God was with him,

1 Corinthians 4:6 Now these things, brethren, I have figuratively applied to myself and Apollos for your sakes, so that in us you may learn not to exceed what is written, so that no one of you will become arrogant in behalf of one against the other.

1 Thessalonians 5:14 We urge you, brethren, admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with everyone.

1 Peter 4:8 Above all, keep fervent in your love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

13:4 {2} Charity {d} suffereth long, [and] is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
(2) He describes the force and nature of charity, partly by a comparison of opposites, and partly by the effects of charity itself. And by this the Corinthians may understand both how profitable it is in the church, and how necessary: and also how far they are from it, and therefore how vainly and without cause they are proud.
(d) Literally, defers wrath.

PNT:

13:4 The action of love is now described.
Charity suffereth long. Love endures slights and wrongs patiently and long, and returns a kindly spirit. It is slow to anger (Ps 103:8). Christ, when he was reviled, reviled not again (1Pe 2:23). The fruit of the Spirit is long-suffering (Ga 5:22). See also Ro 2:4 2Co 6:6.
Charity envieth not. How miserable is that envy which is made unhappy by the good fortune of another. Cain is an example. Love excludes it. A mother does not envy her child.
Vaunteth not itself. Does not ostentatiously boast of superiority, not is it inflated.

WES:

13:4 The love of God, and of our neighbour for God's sake, is patient toward, all men. It, suffers all the weakness, ignorance, errors, and infirmities of the children of God; all the malice and wickedness of the children of the world: and all this, not only for a time, but to the end. And in every step toward overcoming evil with good, it is kind, soft, mild, benign. It inspires the sufferer at once with the most amiable sweetness, and the most fervent and tender affection. Love acteth not rashly - Does not hastily condemn any one; never passes a severe sentence on a slight or sudden view of things. Nor does it ever act or behave in a violent, headstrong, or precipitate manner. Is not puffed up - Yea, humbles the soul to the dust.

MHC:

13:4-7 Some of the effects of charity are stated, that we may know whether we have this grace; and that if we have not, we may not rest till we have it. This love is a clear proof of regeneration, and is a touchstone of our professed faith in Christ. In this beautiful description of the nature and effects of love, it is meant to show the Corinthians that their conduct had, in many respects, been a contrast to it. Charity is an utter enemy to selfishness; it does not desire or seek its own praise, or honour, or profit, or pleasure. Not that charity destroys all regard to ourselves, or that the charitable man should neglect himself and all his interests. But charity never seeks its own to the hurt of others, or to neglect others. It ever prefers the welfare of others to its private advantage. How good-natured and amiable is Christian charity! How excellent would Christianity appear to the world, if those who profess it were more under this Divine principle, and paid due regard to the command on which its blessed Author laid the chief stress! Let us ask whether this Divine love dwells in our hearts. Has this principle guided us into becoming behaviour to all men? Are we willing to lay aside selfish objects and aims? Here is a call to watchfulness, diligence, and prayer.

CONC:

Arrogant Boast Boastful Brag Charity Conceited Doesn't Emulous Envieth Envy Forward Insolent Itself Jealous Jealousy Kind Long-suffering Love Opinion Patience Patient Pride Proud Puffed Rash Self-assertive Suffereth Tired Vaunt Vaunteth Waiting

Arrogant Boast Boastful Brag Charity Conceited Emulous Envy Forward High Insolent Itself Jealous Jealousy Kind Love Opinion Others Patience Patient Pride Proud Puffed Rash Suffereth Tired Vaunt Vaunteth Waiting

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