1 Corinthians 13:4

Sermon Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

1 Corinthians 13:4-7 "Love Suffereth Long, and is Kind.". I. We have here brought before us the two sides, the passive and the active sides, of a loving disposition. "Love suffereth long." It is perhaps remarkable that this feature should be presented to us first of all, as if suffering, enduring some trial, were a matter of course. It reads us a lesson as to the kind of world in which we Christians have to live. The true Christian knows, and will know, no limit to his endurance. It is not his ... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

DISCOURSE: 1986A DESCRIPTION OF CHARITY1 Corinthians 13:4-7. Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.OF all the subjects proposed to us in the Holy Scriptures, there is not one that deserves a deeper... read more

C.I. Scofield

Scofield's Reference Notes - 1 Corinthians 13:4

charity That is, love; and so in (1 Corinthians 13:2); (1 Corinthians 13:3); (1 Corinthians 13:4); (1 Corinthians 13:8); (1 Corinthians 13:13). read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Let's turn to the thirteenth chapter of I Corinthians.The thirteenth chapter of I Corinthians actually begins with chapter 12. Paul was talking in chapter 12 about the various gifts of the Holy Spirit. How the Holy Spirit manifests Himself through the life of the believer and those various gifts that a person can possess. Not everyone has all of the gifts, not everyone has all of the ministries, obvious by the rhetorical questions. Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

The apostle having spoken of the adornings of the church, which is the body of Christ, proceeds now to treat of her internal glory; and that glory is charity, for without this, all other endowments are the reproach of the christian world. This is indicated by the preseding words: “yet show I unto you a more excellent way.” Some bear hard on our Stephen Langton, abp. of Canterbury, who divided the bible into verses, for separating those words from this chapter. Though he erred in some places,... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

1 Corinthians 13:1-13Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. CharityEach of the apostles had a predominant feature of character. Paul’s was faith; John’s love. And yet it was not to John that the office was assigned of expounding his own especial grace. The reason for this is, if Paul had exalted faith only, and John love only, we might have conceived that the judgment of each was guided by his... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Corinthians 13:4-8

1 Corinthians 13:4-8Charity suffereth long, and is kind.Christian loveI. Suffers long. The Greek denotes having the power “to hold the mind long,” i.e., it is the opposite to rash anger. There are persons who, when they are afflicted by Providence, or provoked by man, are unable to hold their minds. Like the water which has mastered the dam, so do some men’s unhappy feelings rise and overspread their families and neighbourhood. But when one has failed in his duty towards the charitable man it... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 1 Corinthians 13:4

4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Ver. 4. And is kind ] χρηστευεται , or, is easy to be made use of, ready to any good office. Charity is no churl. Vaunteth not itself ] With the scorn of others. Arrianus saith, that he is περπερος , that blameth others and is restless in himself. Such a one was Timon of old and Laurentius Valla of late. Is not puffed up ] Hence charity is portrayed as a naked child with a merry... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - 1 Corinthians 13:4

suffereth: Proverbs 10:12, 2 Corinthians 6:6, Galatians 5:22, Ephesians 4:2, Colossians 1:11, Colossians 3:12, 2 Timothy 2:25, 2 Timothy 3:10, 2 Timothy 4:2, James 3:17, 1 Peter 4:8 is kind: Nehemiah 9:17, Proverbs 19:22, Proverbs 31:20, Proverbs 31:26, Luke 6:35, Luke 6:36, Ephesians 4:32, Colossians 3:12, 1 Peter 3:8, 2 Peter 1:7, 1 John 3:16-Job :, 1 John 4:11 envieth: 1 Corinthians 3:3, Genesis 30:1, Genesis 37:11, Matthew 27:18, Romans 1:29, Romans 13:13, 2 Corinthians 12:20, Galatians... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - 1 Corinthians 13:4

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,The love of God, and of our neighbour for God's sake, is patient toward, all men. It, suffers all the weakness, ignorance, errors, and infirmities of the children of God; all the malice and wickedness of the children of the world: and all this, not only for a time, but to the end. And in every step toward overcoming evil with good, it is kind, soft, mild, benign. It inspires the sufferer at... read more

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