1 Corinthians 13:4 (BSB)
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
From 1 Corinthians 13. Also in the ESV.
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 13:4
- John Calvin (Reformed), Calvin's Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 13:4: 4. Love is patient. He now commends love from its effects or fruits, though at the same time these eulogiums are not intended merely for its commendation, but to make the Corinthians understand what are its offices, and what is its nature. The object, however, mainly in view, is to show how necessary it is for preserving the unity of the Church.
- Matthew Henry (Presbyterian), Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary on 1 Corinthians 13:4-7: The apostle gives us in these verses some of the properties and effects of charity, both to describe and commend it, that we may know whether we have this grace and that if we have not we may fall in love with what is so exceedingly amiable, and not rest till we have obtained it. It is an excellent grace, and has a world of good properties belonging to it.
- John Gill (Reformed Baptist), Exposition of the Old and New Testaments on 1 Corinthians 13:4: Charity suffereth long,.... The apostle, in this and some following verses, enumerates the several properties and characters of the grace of love; and all along represents it as if it was a person, and no doubt designs one who is possessed of it, and in whose heart it is implanted and reigns; such an one is said to "suffer long", or be "patient", as the...
- Albert Barnes (Presbyterian), Barnes' New Testament Notes on 1 Corinthians 13:4: Verse 4. Charity suffereth long. Paul now proceeds to illustrate the nature of love, or to show how it is exemplified. His illustrations are all drawn from its effect in regulating our conduct towards others, or our intercourse with them.