| | When hurt by others,
love endures without retaliating
and shows kindness in return.
When others are successful,
love does not envy them;
when it is successful,
love does not brag before others.
In the presence of others,
love is not puffed up with its own importance,
it does not act disrespectfully,
and it does not insist on its own rights.
When hurt by others,
love is not easily provoked to anger or bitterness,
nor does it keep a record of those hurts.
When others are found to be wrong or in sin,
love does not enjoy speaking about it.
Rather, love joins with others in rejoicing over truth.
Love never stops supporting others,
it always trusts,
it always hopes for the best,
and it never gives up.
* In this passage, the word “love” translates the Greek word agape in all instances. Perhaps the old English translation "charity" is a better term. We use the word love so flippantly today that it has lost its meaning. Three other Greek words can also be translated love: (1) storge which refers to affection for family, (2) eros which refers to sexual attraction, and (3) philos which refers to friendship. For a careful study of these four kinds of loves, see C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves.
In producing this translation, I was greatly helped by Anthony Thiselton's shorter commentary and Gordon Fee's commentary in the NICNT.
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