1 Corinthians 13:7

1 Corinthians 13:7

5 does not behave rudely, ^adoes not seek its own, is not provoked,¹ thinks no evil;

6 ^adoes not rejoice in iniquity, but ^brejoices in the truth;

7 ^abears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

8 Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away.

9 ^aFor we know in part and we prophesy in part.

10 But when that which is¹ perfect has come, then that which is in part will be done away.

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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Beareth all things (panta stegei). Stegw is old verb from stegh, roof, already in I Corinthians 9:12; I Thessalonians 3:1, I Thessalonians 3:5 which see. Love covers, protects, forbears (suffert, Vulgate). See I Peter 4:8 "because love covers a multitude of sins" (oti agaph kaluptei fhqov amartiwn), throws a veil over.

Believeth all things (panta pisteuei). Not gullible, but has faith in men.

Hopeth all things (panta elpizei). Sees the bright side of things. Does not despair. Endureq all qingv (panta upomenei). Perseveres. Carries on like a stout-hearted soldier. If one knows Sir Joshua Reynolds's beautiful painting of the Seven Virtues (the four cardinal virtues of the Stoics—temperance, prudence, fortitude, justice—and the three Christian graces—faith, hope, love), he will find them all exemplified here as marks of love (the queen of them all).

**Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing 1 Corinthians 13:7:**

1 Corinthians 9:12
1 Corinthians 13:4
Galatians 5:22
1 Thessalonians 3:1
2 Timothy 2:11

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