Focused Passage

1 Corinthians 13:4-7

The More Excellent Way of Love

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

4Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

5It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs.

6Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth.

7It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

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Verse 4

Cross-references

Galatians 5:22Classic cross-references 1 Peter 4:8Classic cross-references Ephesians 4:32Classic cross-references Galatians 5:21Classic cross-references Romans 13:10Classic cross-references 1 John 4:7-11OliveGrove study links John 13:34-35OliveGrove study links Romans 5:8OliveGrove study links

Original words

-ἩG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularLoveἀγάπηG26Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularis patientμακροθυμεῖG3114Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-ἡG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularloveἀγάπηG26Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularis kindχρηστεύεταιG5541Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular-ἡG3588Article - Nominative Feminine Singular[It]ἀγάπηG26Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularvvvοὐG3756Adverbdoes not envyζηλοῖG2206Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularvvvοὐG3756Adverbit does not boastπερπερεύεταιG4068Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularvvvοὐG3756Adverbit is not proudφυσιοῦταιG5448Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular

Verse 5

Cross-references

1 Corinthians 10:24Classic cross-references Philippians 2:3Classic cross-references 1 John 3:16Classic cross-references James 1:19Classic cross-references Philippians 2:21Classic cross-references 1 John 4:7-11OliveGrove study links John 13:34-35OliveGrove study links Romans 5:8OliveGrove study links

Original words

vvvοὐκG3756AdverbIt is not rudeἀσχημονεῖG807Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularvvvοὐG3756Adverbit is not self-seekingζητεῖG2212Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Plural. . .ἑαυτῆςG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person SingularvvvοὐG3756Adverbit is not easily angeredπαροξύνεταιG3947Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularvvvοὐG3756Adverbit keeps no accountλογίζεταιG3049Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Singularof wrongsκακόνG2556Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular

Verse 6

Cross-references

Romans 12:9Classic cross-references 3 John 1:3Classic cross-references 2 John 1:4Classic cross-references Romans 1:32Classic cross-references 2 Thessalonians 2:12Classic cross-references 1 John 4:7-11OliveGrove study links John 13:34-35OliveGrove study links Romans 5:8OliveGrove study links

Original words

vvvοὐG3756Adverb[Love] takes no pleasureχαίρειG5463Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularinἐπὶG1909Preposition-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularevilἀδικίᾳG93Noun - Dative Feminine SingularbutδὲG1161ConjunctionrejoicesσυνχαίρειG4796Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularin theτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingulartruthἀληθείᾳG225Noun - Dative Feminine Singular

Verse 7

Cross-references

1 Peter 4:8Classic cross-references Ephesians 4:2Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 13:4Classic cross-references 1 Peter 2:24Classic cross-references 2 Timothy 2:24Classic cross-references 1 John 4:7-11OliveGrove study links John 13:34-35OliveGrove study links Romans 5:8OliveGrove study links

Original words

It bearsστέγειG4722Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularall thingsπάνταG3956Adjective - Accusative Neuter PluralbelievesπιστεύειG4100Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularall thingsπάνταG3956Adjective - Accusative Neuter PluralhopesἐλπίζειG1679Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularall thingsπάνταG3956Adjective - Accusative Neuter PluralenduresὑπομένειG5278Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularall thingsπάνταG3956Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural

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