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LoveἩ ἀγάπηis patient,μακροθυμεῖis kind;χρηστεύεταιloveἡ ἀγάπηdoes notοὐenvy;ζηλοῖloveἡ ἀγάπηdoes notοὐbrag,περπερεύεταιis notοὐpuffed up;φυσιοῦται
1 Corinthians 13:4
Study it in the app“Love is patient, is kind; love does not envy; love does not brag, is not puffed up;”
Paul describes love: patient, kind, without envy or prideLove
With the Greek beneath
1 Corinthians 13:4, word by word
- Loveἀγάπηagapē
love
Love that gives itself, seeking the other's good, like God's.
Where else “agapē” appears- is patientμακροθυμεῖmakrothymei
be patient
To bear up without anger, wait calmly.
Where else “makrothymei” appears- is kindχρηστεύεταιchrēsteuetai
be kind
Be kind, treat others with kindness.
Where else “chrēsteuetai” appears- envyζηλοῖzēloi
be jealous
To burn with envy against someone for what he has or is.
Where else “zēloi” appears- bragπερπερεύεταιperpereuetai
brag
Brag, boast, show off.
Where else “perpereuetai” appears- puffed upφυσιοῦταιphysioutai
puff up
Puff up; be puffed up with pride.
Where else “physioutai” appears
The context
3And if I give away as food all my possessions, and if I hand over my body so that I will be burned, but do not have love, I gain nothing.
4 · This verse (above)
5it does not behave improperly, does not seek its own interests, is not provoked, does not keep a record of evil;