Loveispatient,longsuffering,waitspatiently,forbearing.Loveiskind,actsbenevolently.
Loveisnotjealous,envious,coveting,desirousof.
Loveisnotboastful,doesnotbuildoneselfup,doesnotbrag.Loveisnotarrogant,puffedup,haughty,prideful.
Loveisnotrude,doesnotbehavedisgracefully,unseemlyorindecently.Loveisnotselfish,insistentonitsownwayorplottingitsowncourse.Loveisnoteasilyangered,isnotirritableorresentful,isnotprovoked.Lovekeepsnorecordofwrongsorevils,thinksnoevil.
Lovedoesnotgloatoverthesinsofothersorrejoicesinactsofiniquity.Loverejoicesanddelightsinthetruth.
Lovebearsallthingsinsilentpatience.Lovebelievesorplacestrustinallthings.Lovehasahopeorexpectationinallthings.Loveperseveresorenduresinallthings.Loveneverfailsorhasanending.
Loveisthegreatestofthethreelastingthings–faith,hope,andlove.