1 Corinthians 13:4

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

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1 Corinthians 13:4 in Other Translations

KJV
4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
ESV
4 Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant
NLT
4 Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud
MSG
4 Love never gives up. Love cares more for others than for self. Love doesn't want what it doesn't have. Love doesn't strut, Doesn't have a swelled head,
CSB
4 Love is patient; love is kind. Love does not envy; is not boastful; is not conceited;

1 Corinthians 13:4 In-Context

2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.
3 If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.
4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.

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Cross References 2

  • 1. 1 Thessalonians 5:14
  • 2. 1 Corinthians 5:2
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