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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/1_corinthians/13.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/1_corinthians/13.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_corinthians/13.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_corinthians/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_corinthians/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/1_corinthians/13.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_corinthians/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_corinthians/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_corinthians/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />it keeps every confidence, it believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_corinthians/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_corinthians/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_corinthians/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />it bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_corinthians/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Love bears all things [regardless of what comes], believes all things [looking for the best in each one], hopes all things [remaining steadfast during difficult times], endures all things [without weakening].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_corinthians/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_corinthians/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_corinthians/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_corinthians/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Love is always supportive, loyal, hopeful, and trusting. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_corinthians/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_corinthians/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Love never stops being patient, never stops believing, never stops hoping, never gives up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_corinthians/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Love never gives up; and its faith, hope, and patience never fail. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_corinthians/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />She bears up under everything; believes the best in all; there is no limit to her hope, and never will she fall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_corinthians/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_corinthians/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_corinthians/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/1_corinthians/13.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />She knows how to be silent. She is full of trust, full of hope, full of patient endurance.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_corinthians/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_corinthians/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, and endures all things. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_corinthians/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />it bears all things, it believes all, it hopes all, it endures all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/1_corinthians/13.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_corinthians/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> all things it beareth, all it believeth, all it hopeth, all it endureth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_corinthians/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Covers all things, believes all, hopes all things, endures all.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_corinthians/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_corinthians/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Charity suffers all, believes all, hopes all, endures all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_corinthians/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_corinthians/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_corinthians/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/1_corinthians/13.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />Endures all things, believes all things, hopes all, bears all.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/1_corinthians/13.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/1_corinthians/13.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />it bears all things, it believes all things, it hopes all things, it endures all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/1_corinthians/13.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/1_corinthians/13.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />it excuses all things, believes what is favourable, hopes for the best, and suffers the worst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/1_corinthians/13.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />She knows how to be silent. She is full of trust, full of hope, full of patient endurance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/1_corinthians/13.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/1_corinthians/13.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />covereth all <i>faults,</i> believeth all <i>things,</i> hopeth all <i>things,</i> endureth all <i>things.</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_corinthians/13-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/g-wZWoK_LZU?start=2802" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_corinthians/13.htm">Love</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/4722.htm" title="4722: stegei (V-PIA-3S) -- To cover, conceal, ward off, bear with, endure patiently. From stege; to roof over, i.e. to cover with silence.">It bears</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: panta (Adj-ANP) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">all things,</a> <a href="/greek/4100.htm" title="4100: pisteuei (V-PIA-3S) -- From pistis; to have faith, i.e. Credit; by implication, to entrust.">believes</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: panta (Adj-ANP) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">all things,</a> <a href="/greek/1679.htm" title="1679: elpizei (V-PIA-3S) -- To hope, hope for, expect, trust. From elpis; to expect or confide.">hopes</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: panta (Adj-ANP) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">all things,</a> <a href="/greek/5278.htm" title="5278: hypomenei (V-PIA-3S) -- From hupo and meno; to stay under, i.e. Remain; figuratively, to undergo, i.e. Bear, have fortitude, persevere.">endures</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: panta (Adj-ANP) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">all things.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">8</span>Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be restrained; where there is knowledge, it will be dismissed.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/4-8.htm">1 Peter 4:8</a></span><br />Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/10-12.htm">Proverbs 10:12</a></span><br />Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-13.htm">Colossians 3:13</a></span><br />Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/4-2.htm">Ephesians 4:2</a></span><br />with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/6-2.htm">Galatians 6:2</a></span><br />Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-1.htm">Romans 15:1</a></span><br />We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/18-21.htm">Matthew 18:21-22</a></span><br />Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?” / Jesus answered, “I tell you, not just seven times, but seventy-seven times!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-14.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:14</a></span><br />And we urge you, brothers, to admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, and be patient with everyone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/4-7.htm">1 John 4:7-8</a></span><br />Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. / Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/3-16.htm">1 John 3:16</a></span><br />By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-12.htm">John 15:12-13</a></span><br />This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. / Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/2-2.htm">Philippians 2:2-4</a></span><br />then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being united in spirit and purpose. / Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves. / Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-10.htm">Romans 12:10</a></span><br />Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/4-18.htm">1 John 4:18</a></span><br />There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment. The one who fears has not been perfected in love.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/4-20.htm">1 John 4:20-21</a></span><br />If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen. / And we have this commandment from Him: Whoever loves God must love his brother as well.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.</p><p class="hdg">Beareth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/13-4.htm">1 Corinthians 13:4</a></b></br> Charity suffereth long, <i>and</i> is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/11-12.htm">Numbers 11:12-14</a></b></br> Have I conceived all this people? have I begotten them, that thou shouldest say unto me, Carry them in thy bosom, as a nursing father beareth the sucking child, unto the land which thou swarest unto their fathers? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/1-9.htm">Deuteronomy 1:9</a></b></br> And I spake unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone:</p><p class="hdg">believeth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-66.htm">Psalm 119:66</a></b></br> Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments.</p><p class="hdg">hopeth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/7-37.htm">Luke 7:37-39,44-46</a></b></br> And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that <i>Jesus</i> sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/19-4.htm">Luke 19:4-10</a></b></br> And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that <i>way</i>… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/8-24.htm">Romans 8:24</a></b></br> For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?</p><p class="hdg">endureth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/9-18.htm">1 Corinthians 9:18-22</a></b></br> What is my reward then? <i>Verily</i> that, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel of Christ without charge, that I abuse not my power in the gospel… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/29-20.htm">Genesis 29:20</a></b></br> And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him <i>but</i> a few days, for the love he had to her.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/13-15.htm">Job 13:15</a></b></br> Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_corinthians/12-31.htm">Always</a> <a href="/romans/13-4.htm">Beareth</a> <a href="/romans/9-1.htm">Bears</a> <a href="/romans/14-2.htm">Believes</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-13.htm">Believeth</a> <a href="/romans/15-5.htm">Endurance</a> <a href="/mark/13-13.htm">Endures</a> <a href="/john/6-27.htm">Endureth</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/13-2.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/12-13.htm">Full</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-33.htm">Hope</a> <a href="/romans/15-12.htm">Hopes</a> <a href="/romans/8-24.htm">Hopeth</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/9-10.htm">Hoping</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/13-6.htm">Love</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/13-4.htm">Patient</a> <a href="/james/1-12.htm">Perseveres</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/13-2.htm">Power</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-22.htm">Protects</a> <a href="/romans/16-25.htm">Silent</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/9-17.htm">Trust</a> <a href="/romans/10-11.htm">Trusts</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/4-3.htm">Undergoing</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_corinthians/15-58.htm">Always</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-8.htm">Beareth</a> <a href="/galatians/4-24.htm">Bears</a> <a href="/1_timothy/5-16.htm">Believes</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-24.htm">Believeth</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/1-6.htm">Endurance</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/9-9.htm">Endures</a> <a href="/james/1-12.htm">Endureth</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/13-13.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-20.htm">Full</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/13-13.htm">Hope</a> <a href="/ephesians/1-12.htm">Hopes</a> <a href="/job/5-16.htm">Hopeth</a> <a href="/philippians/2-19.htm">Hoping</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/13-8.htm">Love</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/1-6.htm">Patient</a> <a href="/james/1-12.htm">Perseveres</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-1.htm">Power</a> <a href="/psalms/34-20.htm">Protects</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-28.htm">Silent</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/16-7.htm">Trust</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/10-7.htm">Trusts</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/1-6.htm">Undergoing</a><div class="vheading2">1 Corinthians 13</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/13-1.htm">All gifts,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/13-3.htm">however excellent, are of no worth without love.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/13-4.htm">The praises thereof,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/13-13.htm">as love is greatest before hope and faith.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_corinthians/13.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_corinthians/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_corinthians/13.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>It bears all things</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the enduring and protective nature of love. In the context of 1 Corinthians, Paul addresses a church struggling with division and immorality. The Greek word for "bears" (stegō) can also mean to cover or protect, suggesting that love acts as a shield against harm and wrongdoing. This aligns with the biblical theme of God's protective love, as seen in <a href="/psalms/91-4.htm">Psalm 91:4</a>, where God covers His people with His feathers. The cultural context of Corinth, a city known for its immorality, highlights the radical nature of this love that chooses to protect rather than expose faults.<p><b>Believes all things</b><br>This phrase suggests that love is trusting and gives the benefit of the doubt. In a historical context, the early church faced persecution and internal strife, making trust a vital component of community life. The Greek word "pisteuei" implies a faith that is not gullible but rather hopeful and optimistic. This mirrors the faithfulness of God, who remains steadfast despite human failings, as seen in <a href="/hebrews/11.htm">Hebrews 11:1</a>, which defines faith as confidence in what we hope for. Love's belief is not blind but rooted in the hope of redemption and transformation.<p><b>Hopes all things</b><br>Hope is a central theme in Christian theology, reflecting the assurance of God's promises. In the Corinthian context, hope would have been a source of strength amidst trials and uncertainty. The Greek word "elpizei" conveys an expectation of good, aligning with the eschatological hope found throughout Scripture, such as in <a href="/romans/8-24.htm">Romans 8:24-25</a>, where hope is linked to salvation. This hope is not passive but active, encouraging believers to look forward to the fulfillment of God's kingdom, much like the prophets who anticipated the coming of the Messiah.<p><b>Endures all things</b><br>Endurance is a hallmark of Christian perseverance, especially relevant to the early church facing persecution. The Greek word "hypomenei" suggests a steadfastness that withstands trials. This endurance is reflective of Christ's own suffering and perseverance, as seen in <a href="/hebrews/12-2.htm">Hebrews 12:2-3</a>, where Jesus is described as enduring the cross for the joy set before Him. In a cultural context where giving up might seem easier, this call to endure is a testament to the transformative power of love, which mirrors the enduring nature of God's covenant with His people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/apostle_paul.htm">Apostle Paul</a></b><br>The author of 1 Corinthians, Paul was writing to the church in Corinth to address various issues and to teach them about love, among other topics.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/corinth.htm">Corinth</a></b><br>A major city in ancient Greece, known for its wealth and moral challenges. The church in Corinth faced many issues, including divisions and misunderstandings about spiritual gifts.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_corinthian_church.htm">The Corinthian Church</a></b><br>The recipients of Paul's letter, they were a diverse group of believers struggling with unity and understanding the nature of true Christian love.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_nature_of_love.htm">The Nature of Love</a></b><br>Love is not merely an emotion but a commitment to act in a way that reflects God's character. It involves bearing, believing, hoping, and enduring all things.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/b/bearing_all_things.htm">Bearing All Things</a></b><br>This implies a willingness to support and carry the burdens of others, reflecting Christ's sacrificial love.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/b/believing_all_things.htm">Believing All Things</a></b><br>Love chooses to believe the best about others, fostering trust and avoiding cynicism.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hoping_all_things.htm">Hoping All Things</a></b><br>Love maintains a hopeful outlook, trusting in God's promises and the potential for redemption and transformation in others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/enduring_all_things.htm">Enduring All Things</a></b><br>Love perseveres through trials and challenges, demonstrating steadfastness and resilience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/empowered_by_the_holy_spirit.htm">Empowered by the Holy Spirit</a></b><br>The ability to love in this way is not natural but is empowered by the Holy Spirit working within us.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_corinthians_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Corinthians 13</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'love_always_hopes'_mean.htm">What does "Love Always Hopes" mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'love_always_perseveres'_mean.htm">What does "Love Always Perseveres" mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_love_always_protect.htm">Does love always protect in every circumstance?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_it_possible_to_be_done_with_love.htm">Is it possible to be done with love?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_corinthians/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">Beareth all things.</span>--The full thought of the original here is that love silently endures whatever it has to suffer.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_corinthians/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Beareth all things</span> (see on 1 Corinthians 9:12). Endures wrongs and evils, and covers them with a beautiful reticence. Thus love "covereth all sins" (<a href="/proverbs/10-12.htm">Proverbs 10:12</a>; <a href="/1_peter/4-8.htm">1 Peter 4:8</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Believeth all things.</span> Takes the best and kindest views of all men and all circumstances, as long as it is possible to do so. It is the opposite to the common spirit, which drags everything <span class="accented">in deteriorem partem</span>, paints it in the darkest colours, and makes the worst of it. Love is entirely alien from the spirit of the cynic, the pessimist, the ecclesiastical rival, the anonymous slanderer, the secret detractor. <span class="cmt_word">Hopeth all things.</span> Christians seem to have lost sight altogether of the truth that hope is something more than the result of a sanguine temperament, that it is a gift and a grace. Hope is averse to sourness and gloom. It takes sunny and cheerful views of man, of the world, and of God, because it is a sister of love. <span class="cmt_word">Endureth all things.</span> Whether the "seventy times seven" offences of a brother (<a href="/luke/17-4.htm">Luke 17:4</a>), or the wrongs of patient merit (<a href="/2_timothy/2-24.htm">2 Timothy 2:24</a>), or the sufferings and self. denials and persecutions of the life spent in doing good (<a href="/2_timothy/2-10.htm">2 Timothy 2:10</a>). The reader need hardly he reminded that in these verses he has a picture of the life and character of Christ. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_corinthians/13-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">It bears</span><br /><span class="grk">στέγει</span> <span class="translit">(stegei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4722.htm">Strong's 4722: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cover, conceal, ward off, bear with, endure patiently. From stege; to roof over, i.e. to cover with silence.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all things,</span><br /><span class="grk">πάντα</span> <span class="translit">(panta)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> </span><span class="str2">All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">believes</span><br /><span class="grk">πιστεύει</span> <span class="translit">(pisteuei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> </span><span class="str2">From pistis; to have faith, i.e. Credit; by implication, to entrust.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all things,</span><br /><span class="grk">πάντα</span> <span class="translit">(panta)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> </span><span class="str2">All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hopes</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐλπίζει</span> <span class="translit">(elpizei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1679.htm">Strong's 1679: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hope, hope for, expect, trust. From elpis; to expect or confide.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all things,</span><br /><span class="grk">πάντα</span> <span class="translit">(panta)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> </span><span class="str2">All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">endures</span><br /><span class="grk">ὑπομένει</span> <span class="translit">(hypomenei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5278.htm">Strong's 5278: </a> </span><span class="str2">From hupo and meno; to stay under, i.e. Remain; figuratively, to undergo, i.e. Bear, have fortitude, persevere.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all things.</span><br /><span class="grk">πάντα</span> <span class="translit">(panta)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> </span><span class="str2">All, the whole, every kind of. 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