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