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Love

1 Corinthians 13 is often called the "Love" chapter and the Amplified Bible's translation of this passage is favored by many. Since Jesus stressed the importance of love, and since God IS love, we should make the study of the God-kind of love a priority. 

I Cor 13:4-8 (Amplified)

Love endures long and is patient and kind; love never is envious nor boils over with jealousy, is not boastful or vainglorious, does not display itself haughtily.

It is not conceited (arrogant and inflated with pride); it is not rude (unmannerly) and does not act unbecomingly. Love (God's love in us) does not insist on its own rights or its own way, for it is not self-seeking; it is not touchy or fretful or resentful; it takes no account of the evil done to it [it pays no attention to a suffered wrong].

It does not rejoice at injustice and unrighteousness, but rejoices when right and truth prevail.

Love bears up under anything and everything that comes, is ever ready to believe the best of every person, its hopes are fadeless under all circumstances, and it endures everything [without weakening].

Love never fails [never fades out or becomes obsolete or comes to an end]. 

I Cor 13:4-8 (Personalized)

I endure long and am patient and kind; I am never envious nor boil over with jealousy, I am not boastful or vainglorious, I do not display myself haughtily.

I am not conceited (arrogant and inflated with pride); I am not rude (unmannerly) and I do not act unbecomingly. I (because of God's love in me) do not insist on my own rights or my own way, for I am not self-seeking; I'm not touchy or fretful or resentful; I take no account of the evil done to me [I pays no attention to a suffered wrong].

I do not rejoice at injustice and unrighteousness, but rejoice when right and truth prevail.

I bear up under anything and everything that comes, I am ever ready to believe the best of every person, my hopes are fadeless under all circumstances, and I endure everything [without weakening].

I never fail [never fade out or become obsolete or come to an end]. 

© Greg Gozzard, WorksOfTheLord.com, 2010