1 Corinthians 13:4-5

The Way of Love

⁴ _e Love is patient and _f kind; love _g does not envy or boast; it _h is not arrogant ⁵ or rude. It _i does not insist on its own way; it _j is not irritable or resentful; ₁

1. Cross References
   Proverbs 10:12
   Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses.
   Proverbs 17:9
   Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends.
   1 Thessalonians 5:14
   And we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all.
   2 Timothy 2:10
   Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
   1 Peter 4:8
   Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.
   
2. Cross References
   2 Corinthians 6:6
   By purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, the Holy Spirit, genuine love.
   Galatians 5:22
   But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness.
   Ephesians 4:32
   Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
   Colossians 3:12
   Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience.
   
3. Cross References
   Acts 7:9
   And the patriarchs, jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt; but God was with him
   
4. Cross References
   1 Corinthians 4:6
   I have applied all these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, brothers, that you may learn by us not to go beyond what is written, that none of you may be puffed up in favor of one against another.
   
5. Cross References
   1 Corinthians 10:24
   Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbor.
   
6. Cross References
   Romans 4:6
   Just as David also speaks of the blessing of the one to whom God counts righteousness apart from works:
   2 Corinthians 5:19
   That is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation.