1 Corinthians 13:7 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 13:4-8

The grace of charity. When we speak of charity ( ἀγάπη ) it is in the sense attached to the word in the New Testament. We do not speak of promiscuous and impulsive almsgiving, in which there is often but the veriest morsel of charity, and which, in our condition of society, is almost an unmitigated evil, tending as it does to the maintenance of an indigent and pauperized class. We do not speak of that kind of natural affection ( ἔρος ) which binds men together with the ties of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 13:7

Beareth all things (see on 1 Corinthians 9:12 ). Endures wrongs and evils, and covers them with a beautiful reticence. Thus love "covereth all sins" ( Proverbs 10:12 ; 1 Peter 4:8 ). Believeth all things. Takes the best and kindest views of all men and all circumstances, as long as it is possible to do so. It is the opposite to the common spirit, which drags everything in deteriorem partem, paints it in the darkest colours, and makes the worst of it. Love is entirely alien from the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 13:7

Love and the conduct of life. We are born into, and we live in the midst of, a system, vast and incomprehensible. Man is related to a thousand circumstances, and his moral life depends upon the principles which govern these relationships. It is by a sublime and spiritual intuition, itself an evidence of a Divine commission and apostolate, that St. Paul discerns the truth that love, when it takes possession of the Christian's nature, relates him anew and aright to "all things," i.e. to... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 13:7

Beareth all things - Compare the note at 1 Corinthians 9:12. Doddridge renders this, “covers all things.” The word used here (στέγει stegei) properly means to “cover” (from στέγη stegē, a covering, roof; Matthew 8:8; Luke 7:6); and then to “hide,” “conceal,” not to make known. If this be the sense here, then it means that love is disposed to hide or conceal the faults and imperfections of others; not to promulgate or blazon them abroad, or to give any undue publicity to them. Benevolence to... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Corinthians 13:6-7

1 Corinthians 13:6-7. Love rejoiceth not in iniquity Takes no pleasure to see an adversary fall into an error or sin, by which his reputation should be blasted, and his interest ruined. On the contrary, the man influenced by this love, is truly sorry for either the sin or folly of even an enemy; takes no pleasure in hearing or in repeating it, but desires it may be forgotten for ever. But rejoiceth in the truth Good in general is its glory and joy, wherever diffused through the world;... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Love is greater than the gifts (13:1-13)The Corinthians were impressed with people who exercised the more spectacular gifts. Paul reminds them that no matter what gifts they have - tongues, prophecy, wisdom, knowledge, faith - if they lack love they are not merely unimportant, they are nothing (13:1-2). People may be so generous with their goods and money that in the end they themselves become poor. They may be so faithful to their duty that they sacrifice their lives. But without love they... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Corinthians 13:7

Beareth . Greek. stego. See 1 Corinthians 9:12 . Here it means "is forbearing in all provocations". believeth . App-150 . read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Corinthians 13:7

1 Corinthians 13:7. Beareth all things, &c.— The twelfth character of love is, that παντα στεγει, it coveteth all things, as the word should undoubtedly be translated; for otherwise this character would be the very same with the last in this verse, παντα υπομενει, endureth all things. See 1 Peter 4:8.—Because the merciful man rejoiceth not in iniquity, neither does he willingly make mention of it. Whatever evil he sees, hears, or knows, he nevertheless conceals, so far as he can, without... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 13:7

7. Beareth all things—without speaking of what it has to bear. The same Greek verb as in :-. It endures without divulging to the world personal distress. Literally said of holding fast like a watertight vessel; so the charitable man contains himself in silence from giving vent to what selfishness would prompt under personal hardship. believeth all things—unsuspiciously believes all that is not palpably false, all that it can with a good conscience believe to the credit of another. Compare... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

The character of love 13:4-7The apostle next pointed out the qualities of love that make it so important. He described these in relationship to a person’s character that love rules. We see them most clearly in God and in Christ but also in the life of anyone in whose heart God’s love reigns."The observance of the truths of this chapter . . . would have solved their [the Corinthians’] problems." [Note: S. L. Johnson Jr., p. 1251.] "Paul’s central section [1 Corinthians 13:4-7] uses anaphora... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 13:4-8

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 13:7

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 13:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 13:7

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Corinthians 13:6-7

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Corinthians 13:7

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Corinthians 13:7

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 13:7

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

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