1 Corinthians 13:4
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,”
ἀγαπάω
Not the love of emotion or feeling — this is the love of will and choice. God did not love the world because it was loveable. He loved it because that is who He is. Agapao is love that gives everything without expecting anything back.
μακροθυμέω
Patient
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μακροθυμέω
To be patient, to be long-tempered. Makrothumeo. Love is patient. Makrothumia is the opposite of short-temperedness. It holds steady when it would be easier to explode.
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περπερεύομαι
is boastful,
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περπερεύομαι
perhaps by reduplication of the base of G4008 (πέραν)); to boast
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φυσιόω
is puffed up,
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φυσιόω
to inflate, i.e. (figuratively) make proud (haughty)
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χρηστεύομαι
Kind
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χρηστεύομαι
to show oneself useful, i.e. act benevolently
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ζηλόω
is envious,
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ζηλόω
to have warmth of feeling for or against
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