1 Corinthians 13:5 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

It isn't rude. It doesn't think about itself. It isn't irritable. It doesn't keep track of wrongs.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

ASV:

doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not its own, is not provoked, taketh not account of evil;

BBE:

Love's ways are ever fair, it takes no thought for itself; it is not quickly made angry, it takes no account of evil;

DBY:

does not behave in an unseemly manner, does not seek what is its own, is not quickly provoked, does not impute evil,

ERV:

doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not its own, is not provoked, taketh not account of evil;

WEY:

She does not behave unbecomingly, nor seek to aggrandize herself, nor blaze out in passionate anger, nor brood over wrongs.

WBS:

Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not its 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;

YLT:

doth not act unseemly, doth not seek its own things, is not provoked, doth not impute evil,

1 Corinthians 13:5 Cross References

XREF:

1 Corinthians 10:24 Let no one seek his own good, but that of his neighbor.

2 Corinthians 5:19 namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation.

Philippians 2:21 For they all seek after their own interests, not those of Christ Jesus. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

13:5 Doth {e} not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
(e) It is not insolent, or reproachful.

PNT:

13:5 Doth not behave itself unseemly. Discourteously and in a way to shock good manners or morals.
Seeketh not its own. Is unselfish and disinterested. See Ro 12:10.
Is not easily provoked. Does not fly into a rage, but keeps the temper under control.
Thinketh no evil. Taketh not account of evil. The idea of the Revised Version is that love does not keep a record of evil rendered so as to return it.

WES:

13:5 It doth not behave indecently - Is not rude, or willingly offensive, to any. It renders to all their due - Suitable to time, person, and all other circumstances. Seeketh not her own - Ease, pleasure, honour, or temporal advantage. Nay, sometimes the lover of mankind seeketh not, in some sense, even his own spiritual advantage; does not think of himself, so long as a zeal for the glory of God and the souls of men swallows him up. But, though he is all on fire for these ends, yet he is not provoked to sharpness or unkindness toward any one. Outward provocations indeed will frequently occur; but he triumphs over all. Love thinketh no evil - Indeed it cannot but see and hear evil things, and know that they are so; but it does not willingly think evil of any; neither infer evil where it does not appear. It tears up, root and branch, all imagining of what we have not proof. It casts out all jealousies, all evil surmises, all readiness to believe evil.

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:

Account Act Aggrandize Anger Angered Angry Arrogant Behave Blaze Brood Doesn't Easily Evil Fair Herself Impute Inappropriately Insist Irritable Itself Keeps Love Love's Manner Passionate Provoked Quickly Record Resentful Rude Seek Seeketh Self-seeking Suffered Takes Taketh Thinketh Unbecomingly Unseemly Wrong Wrongs

Account Act Anger Angered Angry Arrogant Behave Blaze Brood Easily Evil Fair Herself Impute Inappropriately Irritable Itself Love's Manner Passionate Provoked Quickly Resentful Seek Seeketh Suffered Thinketh Thought Unbecomingly Unseemly Way Ways Wrong Wrongs

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