LOVINGLY EXPRESSING TRUTH
THE DEPTH OF HIS LOVE
I ask that out of the riches of His glory He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in…
LOVE IS THE GREATEST
And now these three remain: faithG4102, hopeG1680, and loveG26; but the greatest of these is loveG26. 1 Corinthians 13:13 G4102 πίστις pístis – . . . Faith in the truth, i.e., in the gospel . . . namely, Christian faith,…
LOVE NEVER FAILS
G1601 ἐκπίπτω ekpíptō – Metaphorically to fall away, i.e., to fail, be without effect, to be in vain, love (1 Cor. 13:8) The Complete Word Study Dictionary, New Testament, Spiros Zodhiates, Ed. G1601 ἐκπίπτω ekpíptō – to drop away; specially,…
LOVE BEARS, BELIEVES, HOPES, AND ENDURES
It bearsG4722 all things, believesG4100 all things, hopesG1679 all things, enduresG5278 all things. 1 Corinthians 13:7 G4722 στέγω stégō – to cover. In the NT, to cover over in silence. (I) Generally meaning to conceal, with the accusative (1 Cor…
LOVE DOES NOT REJOICE BUT REJOICES . . .
LoveG26 takes no pleasureG5463 in evilG93 but rejoicesG4796 in the truthG225. 1 Corinthians 13:6 (BSB) . . . it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. 1 Corinthians 13:6 (ESV) G5463 χαίρω chaírō – with a preposition…
LOVE (agápē) DEFINED
LOVE IS NOT . . .
It is not rudeG809, it is not self-seekingG2212, it is not easily angeredG3947, it keeps no accountG3049 of wrongs. 1 Corinthians 13:5 (BSB) G809 ἀσχημονέω aschēmonéō – uncomely, indecent The Complete Word Study Dictionary, New Testament, Spiros Zodhiates, Ed. Love…
LOVE DOES NOT AND IS NOT . . .
It does not envyG2206, it does not boastG4068, it is not proudG5448. 1 Corinthians 13:4b (BSB) G2206 ζηλόω zēlóō – to envy, be moved with envy (Acts 7:9; 1 Cor. 13:4; James 4:2) The Complete Word Study Dictionary, New Testament,…
LOVE IS . . .
LoveG26 is patient G3114, love is kindG5541 . . . 1 Corinthians 13:4a (BSB) Before we go further into the “love chapter,” I (Susan) want to share with you what I was impressed to do with these verses. I began…