Happy Valentine's Day! Today I want to share with you again the very best, comprehensive, expanded and interpretive translation of 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 that I have ever seen! Remember, faith works, and it ONLY works, by LOVE! Galatians 5:6:
6 For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision avails anything, nor uncircumcision; but faith which works by love. KJV
Look at the Amplified Bible:
6 For [if we are] in Christ Jesus, neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith activated and energized and expressed and working through love. AMP
In order to operate in the God kind of faith, we MUST operate in the God kind of love! THAT is the love that NEVER fails! 1 Corinthians 13:4-8:
The following is an expanded interpretive translation of
First Corinthians 13:4-8 from Rick Renner's Sparkling Gems From The Greek:
“Love patiently and passionately bears with others for as long as patience is needed;
Love doesn’t demand others to be like itself; rather, it is so focused on the needs of others that it bends over backwards to become what others need it to be;
Love is not ambitious, self-centered, or so consumed with itself that it never thinks of the needs or desires that others possess;
Love doesn’t go around talking about itself all the time, constantly exaggerating and embellishing the facts to make it look more important in the sight of others;
Love does not behave in a prideful, arrogant, haughty, superior, snooty, snobbish, or clannish manner;
Love is not rude and discourteous–it is not careless or thoughtless, nor does it carry on in a fashion that would be considered insensitive to others;
Love does not manipulate situations or scheme and devise methods that will twist situations to its own advantage;
Love does not deliberately engage in actions or speak words that are so sharp, they cause an ugly or violent response;
Love does not deliberately keep records of wrongs or past mistakes;
Love does not feel overjoyed when it sees an injustice done to someone else but is elated, thrilled, ecstatic, and overjoyed with the truth;
Love protects, shields, guards, covers, conceals, and safeguards people from exposure;
Love strains forward with all its might to believe the very best in every situation;
Love always expects and anticipates the best in others and the best for others;
Love never quits, never surrenders, and never gives up;
Love never disappoints, never fails, and never lets anyone down.”
I desire to operate in THAT kind of love! How about you? here to encourage you is Hillsong with "Love So High":
Shalom in Him!
