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1 Corinthians 13
Love suffers long
•NRSV, “love is patient”
•Thayer’s, “to be longsuffering, slow to anger, slow to punish
Love means we are willing to suffer
through some trials for the sake of the
relationship.
1 Corinthians 13
Love is kind
• Thayer’s, “to show one’s self mild, to be kind, use kindness
Love means we have a mild spirit that likes
to do kind things
1 Corinthians 13
Love does not envy
• Thayer’s, “to burn with zeal, to be heated or to boil with envy, hatred, anger”
Love means we don’t allow the good fortune
of others to cause strife in our hearts
1 Corinthians 13
Love does not parade itself
• NRSV, “boastful”
•Thayer’s, “to boast one’s self”
Love does not seek to call attention to
ourselves
1 Corinthians 13
Love is not puffed up
• NRSV, “arrogant”
•Thayer’s, “to be puffed up, to bear one’s self loftily, be proud”
Love does not allow us to think ourselves
better than anyone else
1 Corinthians 13
Love does not behave rudely
• Thayer’s, “to act unbecomingly” Love means there is a
proper and right way to act
1 Corinthians 13
Love does not seek its own
• NRSV, “does not insist on its own way”
• Thayer’s, “to seek in order to find”
Love means putting the needs of others
before our own
1 Corinthians 13
Love is not provoked
• NRSV, “not irritable”
• NIV, “not easily angered”
• Thayer’s, “to irritate, provoke, arouse to anger”
Love means it takes a lot to make us angry
1 Corinthians 13
Love thinks no evil
• NRSV, “resentful”
• NIV, “keeps no record of wrongs”
• Thayer’s, “by reckoning up all the reasons, to gather or infer” and “of a bad nature”
Love gives people the benefit of the doubt
1 Corinthians 13
Love does not rejoice in iniquity
• Thayer’s, “to rejoice, be glad” & “unrighteousness of heart and life”
Love does not praise, laugh at, or shrug off
wickedness
1 Corinthians 13
Love rejoices in truth
• Thayer’s, “to rejoice with, take part in another’s joy” and “what is true in any matter under consideration”
Love finds happiness when others do what
is right
1 Corinthians 13
Love bears all things
• NIV, “always protects”
• Thayer’s, “to hide, conceal (of the errors and faults of others)”
Love protects rather than destroys
1 Corinthians 13
Love believes all things
• NIV, “always trusts”
• Thayer’s, “to think to be true, to be persuaded of, to credit, place confidence in”
Love means expressing confidence
in someone
1 Corinthians 13
Love hopes all things
• NIV, “always hopes”
• Thayer’s, “to hope, hopefully trust in”
Love means desiring the best for another
1 Corinthians 13
Love endures all things
• NIV, “always perseveres”
• Thayer’s, “to endure, bear bravely and calmly ill treatments”
Love shows a willingness and fortitude to work
through problems
1 Corinthians 13
Love suffers long
Love means we are willing to suffer
through some trials for the sake of the
relationship.
Hate means we grow frustrated and
impatient
1 Corinthians 13
Love is kind
Love means we have a mild spirit that likes
to do kind things
Hate seeks to get even
1 Corinthians 13
Love does not envy
Love means we don’t allow the good fortune
of others to cause strife in our hearts
Hate lets another’s good fortune torture
our hearts
1 Corinthians 13
Love does not parade itself
Love does not seek to call attention to
ourselves
Hate demands the center of attention
1 Corinthians 13
Love is not puffed up
Love does not allow us to think ourselves
better than anyone else
Hate looks down upon certain people
1 Corinthians 13
Love does not behave rudely
Love means there is a proper and right way
to act
Hate means throwing a fit when we get
upset
1 Corinthians 13
Love does not seek its own
Love means putting the needs of others
before our own
Hate means making sure we get our way
1 Corinthians 13
Love is not provoked
Love means it takes a lot to make us angry
Hate means getting angry over nothing
1 Corinthians 13
Love thinks no evil
Love gives people the benefit of the doubt
Hate means always thinking the worst
1 Corinthians 13
Love does not rejoice in iniquity
Love does not praise, laugh at, or shrug off
wickedness
Hate means saying nothing when wrong is
done
1 Corinthians 13
Love rejoices in truth
Love finds happiness when others do what
is right
Hate is not expressing joy over righteousness
1 Corinthians 13
Love bears all things
Love protects rather than destroys
Hate talks about people behind their
backs
1 Corinthians 13
Love believes all things
Love means expressing confidence
in someone
Hate means showing doubt (verbally and
nonverbally)
1 Corinthians 13
Love hopes all things
Love means desiring the best for another
Hate means not caring about what happens
1 Corinthians 13
Love endures all things
Love shows a willingness and fortitude to work
through problems
Hate means ignoring or running away from
problems
1 Corinthians 13
Suffers long Impatient
Kind Get even
Does not envy
No parade
Not puffed up
Not rude
Don’t seek own
Not provoked
Jealous
Center of Attention
Looks down
Fit throwing
Get our way
Irritable
1 Corinthians 13
Thinks no evil Thinks worst
No Rejoicing in Iniquity Says nothing
Rejoice in Truth
Bears All
Believes All
Hopes All
Endures All
No joy
Talks about
Doubts
Doesn’t care
Ignores/Runs Away