1 Corinthians 13:4
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King James Version (modern wording)
Love suffers long, and is kind; love envies not; love vaunts not itself, is not puffed up,
1 Corinthians 13:4 (KJV)
American Standard Version
Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
1 Corinthians 13:4 (ASV)
Berean Standard Bible
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
1 Corinthians 13:4 (BSB)
Context of 1 Corinthians 13:4
Paul wrote this letter to the church in Corinth, which had problems with division and with rivalry over spiritual gifts. Chapter 13 is placed between two chapters about those gifts (12 and 14) and argues that gifts mean little without love. Verse 4 starts a list of what love is and is not.
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Questions about 1 Corinthians 13:4
What does 1 Corinthians 13:4 say?
1 Corinthians 13:4 in modern King James wording reads: "Love suffers long, and is kind; love envies not; love vaunts not itself, is not puffed up,"
Where is 1 Corinthians 13:4 found in the Bible?
1 Corinthians 13:4 is verse 4 of chapter 13 of the book of 1 Corinthians, in the New Testament. 1 Corinthians has 16 chapters.
What is the context of 1 Corinthians 13:4?
Paul wrote this letter to the church in Corinth, which had problems with division and with rivalry over spiritual gifts. Chapter 13 is placed between two chapters about those gifts (12 and 14) and argues that gifts mean little without love. Verse 4 starts a list of what love is and is not.