Where a verse leads
1 Corinthians 13:4: Where It Appears, and Where It Leads to Christ
“Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,”1 Corinthians 13:4
1 Corinthians 13:4 is one of the verses The Living Bread keeps returning to. It anchors 5 different readings across the site. Each is listed below, with an honest note on how directly it is read of Christ. Read the verse first, then follow it wherever it leads.
Read it in its place
2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. 3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing. 4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; 6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
1 Corinthians 13 · King James Version
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Questions people ask
What does 1 Corinthians 13:4 mean?
1 Corinthians 13:4 is one of the verses The Living Bread returns to again and again, because it opens onto Christ from several directions at once. Read it in its passage above, then follow the collections below to see how it is read across Scripture, each honestly labeled for how directly it speaks of Jesus.
Where is 1 Corinthians 13:4 in the Bible?
1 Corinthians 13:4 is found in the book and chapter named in the reference. You can read the whole chapter, in the King James Version, on The Living Bread.
How does 1 Corinthians 13:4 point to Jesus?
Follow the collections gathered on this page. Each one opens 1 Corinthians 13:4 from a different angle, and together they show how the verse, read in its place, leads to Christ, who said that all the Scriptures speak of Him.