The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 13:6
The joy of love. There is, perhaps, no test of character more decisive than this: in what is the chief pleasure of life placed? Where is satisfaction of the soul? Whence does joy proceed? If Christianity is indeed a revolutionary religion, it will effect a change here—in this vital respect. Even in St. Paul's time, it appeared that with Christianity a new force—the force of love—had been introduced into humanity, a force able to direct human delight into another and purer and nobler... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 13:6
Rejoiceth not in iniquity; rather, at unrighteousness. The rejoicing at sin, the taking pleasure in them that commit sin, the exultation over the fall of others into sin, are among the worst forms of malignity ( Romans 1:32 ; 2 Thessalonians 2:12 ). The Greeks had a word, ἐπιχαιρεκακία , to describe "rejoicing at the evil" (whether sin or misfortune) of others ( Proverbs 24:17 ); Schadenfreude, "malignant joy" (Arist., 'Eth.,' 2.7, 15). It is the detestable feeling indicated... read more