1 Corinthians 13:5
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;”
ζητέω
To seek, to look for, to desire. Zeteo. Seek first the kingdom of God. Seeking is active not passive. The kingdom does not come to those who wait passively. Seek it.
κακός
of wrongs,
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κακός
worthless (intrinsically, such; whereas G4190 (πονηρός) properly refers to effects), i.e. (subjectively) depraved, or (objectively) injurious
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ἑαυτοῦ
of its own,
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ἑαυτοῦ
him- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.
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λογίζομαι
it keeps account
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λογίζομαι
to take an inventory, i.e. estimate (literally or figuratively)
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παροξύνω
is easily provoked,
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παροξύνω
to sharpen alongside, i.e. (figuratively) to exasperate
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