1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 13:4–5
4Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
1 Corinthians 13:4
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Love | ἀγάπη | agapē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G26 love |
| is patient | μακροθυμεῖ | makrothymei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3114 I suffer long, have patience, am forbearing |
| love | ἀγάπη | agapē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G26 love |
| is kind | χρηστεύεται | chrēsteuetai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G5541 I am kind |
| does not envy | ζηλοῖ | zēloi | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2206 I am jealous, eager for |
| it does not boast | περπερεύεται | perpereuetai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G4068 I boast |
| it is not proud | φυσιοῦται | physioutai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G5448 I inflate, puff up |
1 Corinthians 13:5
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| It is not rude | ἀσχημονεῖ | aschēmonei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G807 I act improperly, unseemly |
| it is not self-seeking | ζητεῖ | zētei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2212 I seek, search for, desire |
| it is not easily angered | παροξύνεται | paroxynetai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G3947 I provoke, irritate |
| it keeps no account | λογίζεται | logizetai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G3049 I reckon, count, decide |
| of wrongs | κακόν | kakon | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular | G2556 bad, evil |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Corinthians 13:4 1 Peter 4:8 · Ephesians 4:32 · Galatians 5:21–22 · Proverbs 10:12 · Colossians 3:12 · 1 John 4:11 · Proverbs 17:9 · James 3:14–17 · 1 John 3:16–18 · 1 Peter 3:8 · 2 Peter 1:7 · Luke 6:35–36
1 Corinthians 13:5 1 Corinthians 10:24 · Philippians 2:3–5 · 1 John 3:16–17 · James 1:19 · Philippians 2:21 · Philippians 4:8 · Galatians 6:1–2 · Romans 15:1–2 · Galatians 5:13 · 1 Corinthians 12:25 · 2 Corinthians 5:19 · 1 Corinthians 10:33
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.