I COR. 13

•SUFFERS LONG-LOVE IS LONG TEMPERED; PATIENTWITH THE WEAKNESSES AND SHORTCOMINGS OF OTHERS- 2 PET 3:9; 1 JN. 2:6

•IS KIND-SYMPATHY IN ACTION; GENTLE, NOT HARSH;PRACTICES THE “GOLDEN RULE”- EPH 4:32; MT. 7:12

•ENVIETH NOT-NOT MOVED WITH JEALOUSY; LOVE ISNOT GRIEVED AT THE SUCCESS OF OTHERS -ACTS 7:9;JS. 3:14-15

•VAUNTETH NOT ITSELF-LOVE DOES NOT PUT ITSELF FORWARD TO BE NOTICED-LOVE DOES NOT BOASTROM. 12:3

•IS NOT PUFFED UP-IS NOT ARROGANT; TRUE LOVE ISHUMBLE AND MEEK-PROV. 16:18

•DOTH NOT BEHAVE ITSELF UNSEEMLY-LOVE HASGOOD MANNERS; IS CAREFUL OF THE FEELINGS OFOTHERS; IS COURTEOUS-I TIM. 3:14-15; PHIL. 3:4

•SEEKETH NOT HER OWN-IS NOT SELFISH; PUTS GOD AND OTHERS FIRST; WILL SEEK THE GOOD OFOTHERS EVEN TO SELF DENIAL-MT. 6:33

•IS NOT EASILY PROVOKED-NOT IRRITABLE; NOT EASILY OFFENDED; IS MILD TEMPERED-PROV. 16:32EPH. 4:26

•THINKETH NO EVIL-”DOES NOT ITEMIZE AND STOREUP GRIEVANCES, REAL OR IMAGINARY”; THINKS THE BEST OF PEOPLE-ROM. 13:10

•REJOICETH NOT IN INIQUITY BUT REJOICETH INTHE TRUTH-REJOICES IN THE BEST; WE ARE HAPPYWHEN TRUTH PREVAILS-2 JN. 4; ROM. 1:32

•BEARETH ALL THINGS-PERSEVERES; IS WILLINGTO COVER THE FAULTS OF OTHERS WHEN IT CAN-1 PET.4:8

•BELIEVETH ALL THINGS-BELIEVES THE BEST; GIVESTHE BENEFIT TO THE DOUBT-

•HOPETH ALL THINGS-IS OPTIMISTIC; ONE WHO LOVES ANOTHER HOPES FOR THE VERY BEST-

•ENDURETH ALL THINGS-LOVE MAKES US SUFFERAND ENDURE WITHOUT BITTER CONDEMNATION-EXAMPLE OF CHRIST-I PET. 4:16

•NEVER FAILETH-LOVE NEVER FAILS; LOVE DOES NOT FAIL OR PASS AWAY-A SUMMATION OF LOVE