LISTEN
New American Standard Bible:
Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant.
New Living Translation:
Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud.
New King James Version:
Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up.
New International Version:
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
Amplified Bible:
Love endures with patience and serenity, love is kind and thoughtful, and is not jealous or envious; love does not brag and is not proud or arrogant.
Context:
I Corinthians 13 is the love chapter, and we are given two characteristics of love and three attributes of a lack of love in verse four.
Observations:
The patience that we show with other people is an expression of our love.
The kindness that we show toward other people is an expression of our love.
We know we are loving others if we are not envying them or what they have.
We know we are loving others if we are not bragging about ourselves.
We know we are loving others if we are not arrogant.
Application:
To be people of love, we need to be people of patience and kindness, avoiding jealousy, braggadocio and arrogance.
