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And if I dole-out[a] all my possessions, and if I hand-over[b] my body so that I may boast[c], but I do not have love, I am profited nothing.

The Way Love Behaves

Love is patient. Love shows-kindness. Love does not envy[d], does not brag, is not puffed-up, does not behave-dishonorably[e], does not seek its own things, is not provoked[f], does not count[g] the bad,

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 13:3 Or, give away (piece by piece).
  2. 1 Corinthians 13:3 Or deliver. That is, deliver into slavery to help others; or as a martyr.
  3. 1 Corinthians 13:3 Some manuscripts say ‘be burned’.
  4. 1 Corinthians 13:4 Or, behave jealously (in a negative sense).
  5. 1 Corinthians 13:5 Or, -improperly, -disgracefully, -indecently.
  6. 1 Corinthians 13:5 That is, to anger. Or, irritated.
  7. 1 Corinthians 13:5 Or, account, calculate, impute. That is, keep account of it; or, count it against a person (be resentful); or, impute it to others.

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