1 Corinthians 13:4

Geneva Study Bible - 1 Corinthians 13:4

13:4 {2} Charity {d} suffereth long, [and] is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,(2) He describes the force and nature of charity, partly by a comparison of opposites, and partly by the effects of charity itself. And by this the Corinthians may understand both how profitable it is in the church, and how necessary: and also how far they are from it, and therefore how vainly and without cause they are proud.(d) Literally, "defers wrath". read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Verses 1 Timothy 3:0 of this chapter show the necessity of love; verses 4 to 7 the characteristics of love; and verses 8 to 13 its permanence. And in the first section, verse I deals with what I speak; verse 2 with what I have; and verse 3 with what I do. Though spoken in most sublime language, "tongues of men or of angels," my words are merely as a brass sounding instrument or a clanging cymbal, if love is not present. The warmth and reality of a proper personal element is lacking: this... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

SPIRITUAL GIFTS The theme of this lesson is closely related to the preceding, for the church disorders included not only unbecoming conduct of the women in the public assembly, and an unworthy observance of the Lord’s supper, but an unholy emulation in the matter of spiritual gifts. After a brief introduction (1 Corinthians 12:1-3 ), the apostle discusses the origin of these gifts as not natural to the believer, but the special bestowment of God. God the Father is the worker of them, God the... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - 1 Corinthians 13:1-6

1Co 13:1-6 1. Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. 2. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. 3. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing. 4. Charity suffereth... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

(4) Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, (5) Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; (6) Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; (7) Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. The Apostle having in the preceding verses spoken so highly of charity, in general terms; now begins to describe the special instances of this... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 13:4

Charity....dealeth not perversely. [1] The Greek word here seems taken from the Latin. St. John Chrysostom expounds it, is not rash, but acteth prudently and considerately. Others, it is not light or inconstant. Others, it braggeth, or vaunteth not, as in the Protestant translation. (Witham) =============================== [BIBLIOGRAPHY] Non agit perperam, Greek: ou perpereuetai. St. John Chrysostom says, Greek: toutesti ou propeteuetai, non est pr'e6ceps, aut temeraria. read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

4-7 Some of the effects of charity are stated, that we may know whether we have this grace; and that if we have not, we may not rest till we have it. This love is a clear proof of regeneration, and is a touchstone of our professed faith in Christ. In this beautiful description of the nature and effects of love, it is meant to show the Corinthians that their conduct had, in many respects, been a contrast to it. Charity is an utter enemy to selfishness; it does not desire or seek its own praise,... read more

Frank Binford Hole

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - 1 Corinthians 13:1-99

1Co 13 CHAPTER 13 HAS become famous. Its extraordinary power is acknowledged not only by Christians but by a multitude of others. Foremost men acclaim it as marvellous, one of the literary wonders of the world, without perhaps at all appreciating the real drift of its teaching. What is it that it really says? The opening verse of 1Co 8.0 has told us that it is love that edifies. This chapter expands that fact and shows us in the first place that the most shining gifts, if without love, are of... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

A description of true love: v. 4. Charity suffereth long and is kind; charity envies not; charity vaunts not itself, is not puffed up, v. 5. doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; v. 6. rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; v. 7. beareth all things, believeth all thing's, hopes all things, endureth all things. The apostle here pictures brotherly love, in personifying it, from both the negative and the positive... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

2. The measure of the worth and the rule of the use of the gifts; love, its worth (1 Corinthians 13:1 ff.), nature (1 Corinthians 13:4 ff.), and eternal duration, in contrast with the transient gifts (1 Corinthians 13:8 ff.)1 Corinthians 13:1-13.1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity [love, 2 ἀγάπην], I am become [have become, γέγονα] as sounding brass, or a tinkling [clattering, ἀλαλαζον] cymbal. 2And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand... read more

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