1 Corinthians 13:7

Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Beareth	στέγει, stegei	G4722	to roof over · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person singular
things	πάντα panta	G3956	all · adjective — accusative plural neuter
believeth	πιστεύει, pisteuei	G4100	to have faith (in · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person singular
things	πάντα panta	G3956	all · adjective — accusative plural neuter
hopeth	ἐλπίζει, elpizei	G1679	to expect or confide · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person singular
things	πάντα panta	G3956	all · adjective — accusative plural neuter
endureth	ὑπομένει. hupomenei	G5278	to stay under (behind) · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person singular
things	πάντα panta	G3956	all · adjective — accusative plural neuter

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Cross-references

1 Peter 4:8 And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
1 Corinthians 13:4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
1 Peter 2:24 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye…
2 Timothy 2:24 And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,
Proverbs 10:12 Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
Galatians 6:2 Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.
1 Corinthians 9:12 If others be partakers of this power over you, are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we s…
Song of Solomon 8:6-7 Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

The apostle gives us in these verses some of the properties and effects of charity, both to describe and commend it, that we may know whether we have this grace and that if we have not we may fall in love with what is so exceedingly amiable, and not rest till we have obtained it. It is an excellent grace, and has a world of good properties belonging to it. As, I. It is long suffering - makrothumei. It can endure evil, injury, and provocation, without being filled with resentment, indignation, or revenge. It makes the mind firm, gives it power over the angry passions, and furnishes it with a persevering patience, that shall rather wait and wish for the reformation of a brother than fly out in…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 13:7

Beareth all things--without speaking of what it has to bear. The same Greek verb as in Co1 9:12. 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 Jam 3:17, "easy to be entreated"; Greek, "easily persuaded." hopeth--what is good of another, even when others have ceased to hope. endureth--persecutions in a patient and loving spirit.

Adam Clarke on 1 Corinthians 13:7

(12.) Beareth all things - Παντα στεγει. This word is also variously interpreted: to endure, bear, sustain, cover, conceal, contain. Bishop Pearce contends that it should be translated covereth all things, and produces several plausible reasons for this translation; the most forcible of which is, that the common translation confounds it with endureth all things, in the same verse. We well know that it is a grand and distinguishing property of love to cover and conceal the fault of another; and it is certainly better to consider the passage in this light than in that which our common version holds out; and this perfectly agrees with what St. Peter says of charity, Pe1 4:8 : It shall cover the…

The Church Fathers

The greater the love of God that the saints possess, the more they endure all things for him.
— Augustine of Hippo, On Patience 17

Bearing all things, enduring all things for our love and hope regarding him, let us give thanks for all things, both favorable and unfavorable alike—I mean the pleasant and the painful—since reason often knows even these as arms of salvation.
— Gregory of Nazianzus, ON HIS BROTHER CAESARIUS 24

He that has this charity fears nothing, for charity casteth out fear; and fear being thus banished and thrown aside, charity beareth all things, endureth all things. He who by charity endures all things, cannot fear martyrdom; and so in another place he speaks as a conqueror at the end of his course, The world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.
— Ambrose of Milan, Letter 78, To Horontianus

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Dictionary and topics

Charity — (1 Cor. 13), the rendering in the Authorized Version of the word which properly denotes love, and is frequently so rendered (always so in the Revised Version). It is spoken of as the greatest of the…
Love — This word seems to require explanation only in the case of its use by our Lord in his interview with “Simon, the son of Jonas,” after his resurrection (John 21:16, 17). When our Lord says, “Lovest…
Charitableness · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Charity · Explained — Explained
Conduct, Christian · Loving one another — Loving one another
Graces · (Christian) — (Christian)
Kindness · 6:30,34,35; — 6:30,34,35;
Longsuffering · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Love To Man · Explained — Explained
Meekness · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Religion · TRUE — TRUE
Righteousness · FRUITS OF — FRUITS OF
Sanctification · UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO — UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO

1 Corinthians 13:7

Word by word — the Greek

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 13:7

Adam Clarke on 1 Corinthians 13:7

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

1 Corinthians 13:7

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 13:7

Adam Clarke on 1 Corinthians 13:7

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on 1 Corinthians 13:7

John Calvin on 1 Corinthians 13:4-8

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Corinthians 13:5