EasyEnglish Bible 2018
1 Corinthians 13:5
5If I love people, I will be polite. I will not just want to please myself. I will not quickly become angry. If someone does a wrong thing against me, I will not keep it in my thoughts.
1 Corinthians 13:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
- New International Version (NIV)It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
- English Standard Version (ESV)or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful;
- New King James Version (NKJV)does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil;
Context of 1 Corinthians 13:5
3I may give all my things to help poor people. I may let other people take my body to burn it. But that would not help me if I do not love others. 4If I love people, I will be patient. I will be kind. I will not be jealous of other people. I will not be proud and say that I am great. If I love people, I will be polite. I will not just want to please myself. I will not quickly become angry. If someone does a wrong thing against me, I will not keep it in my thoughts. 6If I love people, I will not be happy when bad things happen. Instead, I will be happy when things happen that are right and true. 7If I love people, I will always accept their problems. I will always believe them. I will always hope for what is best. I will always be patient in troubles.
Read all of 1 Corinthians 131 Corinthians 13:5 word by word
οὐκ ἀσχημονεῖ, οὐ ζητεῖ τὰ ἑαυτῆς, οὐ παροξύνεται, οὐ λογίζεται τὸ κακόν,Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 13:5
- 1 Corinthians 7:36Perhaps a man has agreed to marry a young woman. They may have decided to wait before they marry. But, as they grow older, the man may think differently. He may think that he needs to marry her. Then, he should do what he wants to do. It is good for them to marry. It is not wrong.
- 1 Corinthians 11:13Think about this: If a woman prays to God but she has not covered her head, is that proper?
- 1 Corinthians 14:33When we meet together as God's people, he wants there to be peace among us. He does not want to bring trouble. This is what happens in all the churches where God's people meet together.
- Isaiah 3:5People will be cruel to each other. Men will argue against one another and neighbours will fight each other. Young people will insult older people. And useless people will speak against people that they should respect.
- Philippians 4:8Now my friends, I want to say this to you. Fill your minds with thoughts about good things. Think about things that are true, clean, right and lovely. Always think about things which people know are very good.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:7You yourselves know that you ought to copy our example. You know that we were not lazy when we lived among you.
- 1 Corinthians 10:24Do not think about the things that will help you. Instead, each of you should think about what will help other people.
- 1 Corinthians 12:25He has done that to bring all the parts together as one body. All the parts work together to help each other.
- Romans 14:12So each of us will have to explain to God about the things that we have done.
- Romans 15:1Some of us trust God with strong faith. We must help those believers whose faith is weaker. We must be patient with them. We should not just do things that will make us happy ourselves.
- Galatians 5:13My Christian friends, God has chosen you to serve him as free people. But you are still weak and human. So you are not free to do anything that you might want to do. Instead, you must serve one another, because you love each other.
- Galatians 6:1My friends, if you see that someone among you is doing a wrong thing, you must warn that person. Those of you who have help from God's Spirit should tell that person how to live in a good way. But you must be patient and respect him. Be very careful yourselves, so that you do not also want to do wrong things.
- Philippians 2:3In the way that you live, do not just try to help yourself. Do not be proud. Instead, respect other people. Think about other people as more important than yourself.
- 2 Timothy 2:10So I continue to be patient and brave during all these troubles. I do that so that I can help the people that God has chosen to belong to him. I want God to save them too, because of what Christ Jesus has done for them. As a result, they will live with God for ever, in the beautiful place where he lives.
- 1 John 3:16This is how we know what true love is: Jesus Christ gave his own life on the cross. He died on our behalf. So we too ought to give our lives for other believers.
- Numbers 12:3Moses was a very humble man. He was the most humble person in the whole world.
Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 13:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5(6.) Doth not behave itself unseemly - , from , negative, and , figure, mien; love never acts out of its place or character; observes due decorum and good manners; is never rude, bearish, or brutish; and is ever willing to become all things to all men, that it may please them for their good to edification. No ill-bred man, or what is termed rude or unmannerly, is a Christian. A man may have a natural bluntness, or be a clown, and yet there be nothing…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Doth not behave itself unseemly - ( ̓ ̓͂ ouk aschēmonei). This word occurs in 1 Corinthians 7:36. See the note on that verse. It means to conduct improperly, or disgracefully, or in a manner to deserve reproach. Love seeks that which is proper or becoming in the circumstances and relations of life in which we are placed. It prompts to the due respect for superiors, producing veneration and respect for their opinions; and it prompts to a proper regard for…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-7Verses 4-7 Some of the effects of charity are stated, that we may know whether we have this grace; and that if we have not, we may not rest till we have it. This love is a clear proof of regeneration, and is a touchstone of our professed faith in Christ. In this beautiful description of the nature and effects of love, it is meant to show the Corinthians that their conduct had, in many respects, been a contrast to it. Charity is an utter enemy to…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5it is not self-seeking: Love is not self-centered and does not focus only on its own interests (see Philippians 2:4–8).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. not ... unseemly--is not uncourteous, or inattentive to civility and propriety. thinketh no evil--imputeth not evil [Alford]; literally, "the evil" which actually is there (Pr 10:12; 1Pe 4:8). Love makes allowances for the falls of others, and is ready to put on them a charitable construction. Love, so far from devising evil against another, excuses "the evil" which another inflicts on her [Estius]; doth not meditate upon evil inflicted by another…Read the comment
Topics related to 1 Corinthians 13:5
In the dictionaries
Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
EasyEnglish Bible 2018 — Copyright © MissionAssist 2018
Commentaries