What does 1 Corinthians 13:4 mean?

1 Corinthians 13:4 (KJV) reads: "Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up," — This verse is from 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. Read the full in-depth commentary at thelivingsword.org/commentary/1-corinthians/13/4.

What is the context of 1 Corinthians 13:4?

1 Corinthians 13:4 is found in 1 Corinthians chapter 13, verse 4. 1 Corinthians is part of the New Testament. Read the full chapter at thelivingsword.org/read/1-corinthians/13.

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Q: What does "Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; ch…" mean in the Bible?

This is 1 Corinthians 13:4 from the King James Version. Read the full in-depth commentary and application notes at The Living Sword Bible: thelivingsword.org/commentary/1-corinthians/13/4.

“Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,”
1 Corinthians 13:4 (King James Version)

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1 Corinthians 13:4 is verse 4 of chapter 13 in the Book of 1 Corinthians, part of the New Testament. In the King James Version (1611), it reads: “Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,”

1 Corinthians 13:4 (King James Version): "Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up," 1 Corinthians 13:4 appears in the Book of 1 Corinthians, New Testament, chapter 13, verse 4. The Book of 1 Corinthians was written by Nahum the Elkoshite (c. 663–612 BC). Nahum is the companion piece to Jonah — written about 100-150 years after Nineveh's great revival. If Jonah shows God's mercy extended to Nineveh, Nahum shows God's judgment on a city that returned to its wicked ways. The book opens with one of the most powerful declarations of God's character in the Old Testament: 'The LORD is slow to anger but great in power; the LORD will not leave the guilty u Key themes in 1 Corinthians include: judgment, Nineveh, sovereignty, wrath, comfort. To study 1 Corinthians 13:4 in depth — including word-by-word analysis in the original Greek, cross-references, multiple translations (KJV, WEB, Geneva, ASV, YLT, Darby), and AI-powered commentary — visit The Living Sword Bible at thelivingsword.org.

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