1 Corinthians 13:4-7
1 Corinthians 13 · shown in the Douay-Rheims
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Read 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 in the NABRE onlineCharity is patient, is kind: charity envieth not, dealeth not perversely; is not puffed up; is not ambitious, seeketh not her own, is not provoked to anger, thinketh no evil; rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth with the truth; beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
Reflection
Read as a description of Christ rather than an ideal to perform, this passage stops being a burden and becomes a portrait.
The portrait of love
Read as a checklist, this passage crushes everyone who tries it. Read as a portrait of Christ, it becomes a relief. He is patient and kind. He does not envy or boast. He bears all things — including the ones you cannot. The love described here is a person, not a standard.
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