Love or Hate?

1. Love or Hate? 1 Corinthians 13 Love suffers long Love means we are willing to suffer through some trials for the sake of the relationship. • NRSV, “love is patient” • Thayer’s, “to be longsuffering, slow to anger, slow to punish

2. Love or Hate? 1 Corinthians 13 Love is kind Love means we have a mild spirit that likes to do kind things • Thayer’s, “to show one’s self mild, to be kind, use kindness

3. Love or Hate? 1 Corinthians 13 Love does not envy Love means we don’t allow the good fortune of others to cause strife in our hearts • Thayer’s, “to burn with zeal, to be heated or to boil with envy, hatred, anger”

4. Love or Hate? 1 Corinthians 13 Love does not parade itself Love does not seek to call attention to ourselves • NRSV, “boastful” • Thayer’s, “to boast one’s self”

5. Love or Hate? 1 Corinthians 13 Love is not puffed up Love does not allow us to think ourselves better than anyone else • NRSV, “arrogant” • Thayer’s, “to be puffed up, to bear one’s self loftily, be proud”

6. Love or Hate? 1 Corinthians 13 Love does not behave rudely Love means there is a proper and right way to act • Thayer’s, “to act unbecomingly”

7. Love or Hate? 1 Corinthians 13 Love does not seek its own Love means putting the needs of others before our own • NRSV, “does not insist on its own way” • Thayer’s, “to seek in order to find”

8. Love or Hate? 1 Corinthians 13 Love is not provoked Love means it takes a lot to make us angry • NRSV, “not irritable” • NIV, “not easily angered” • Thayer’s, “to irritate, provoke, arouse to anger”

9. Love or Hate? 1 Corinthians 13 Love thinks no evil Love gives people the benefit of the doubt • NRSV, “resentful” • NIV, “keeps no record of wrongs” • Thayer’s, “by reckoning up all the reasons, to gather or infer” and “of a bad nature”

10. Love or Hate? 1 Corinthians 13 Love does not rejoice in iniquity Love does not praise, laugh at, or shrug off wickedness • Thayer’s, “to rejoice, be glad” & “unrighteousness of heart and life”

11. Love or Hate? 1 Corinthians 13 Love rejoices in truth Love finds happiness when others do what is right • Thayer’s, “to rejoice with, take part in another’s joy” and “what is true in any matter under consideration”

12. Love or Hate? 1 Corinthians 13 Love bears all things Love protects rather than destroys • NIV, “always protects” • Thayer’s, “to hide, conceal (of the errors and faults of others)”

13. Love or Hate? 1 Corinthians 13 Love believes all things Love means expressing confidence in someone • NIV, “always trusts” • Thayer’s, “to think to be true, to be persuaded of, to credit, place confidence in”

14. Love or Hate? 1 Corinthians 13 Love hopes all things Love means desiring the best for another • NIV, “always hopes” • Thayer’s, “to hope, hopefully trust in”

15. Love or Hate? 1 Corinthians 13 Love endures all things Love shows a willingness and fortitude to work through problems • NIV, “always perseveres” • Thayer’s, “to endure, bear bravely and calmly ill treatments”

16. Love or Hate? 1 Corinthians 13 Love suffers long Love means we are willing to suffer through some trials for the sake of the relationship. Hate means we grow frustrated and impatient

17. Love or Hate? 1 Corinthians 13 Love is kind Love means we have a mild spirit that likes to do kind things Hate seeks to get even

18. Love or Hate? 1 Corinthians 13 Love does not envy Love means we don’t allow the good fortune of others to cause strife in our hearts Hate lets another’s good fortune torture our hearts

19. Love or Hate? 1 Corinthians 13 Love does not parade itself Love does not seek to call attention to ourselves Hate demands the center of attention

20. Love or Hate? 1 Corinthians 13 Love is not puffed up Love does not allow us to think ourselves better than anyone else Hate looks down upon certain people

21. Love or Hate? 1 Corinthians 13 Love does not behave rudely Love means there is a proper and right way to act Hate means throwing a fit when we get upset

22. Love or Hate? 1 Corinthians 13 Love does not seek its own Love means putting the needs of others before our own Hate means making sure we get our way

23. Love or Hate? 1 Corinthians 13 Love is not provoked Love means it takes a lot to make us angry Hate means getting angry over nothing

24. Love or Hate? 1 Corinthians 13 Love thinks no evil Love gives people the benefit of the doubt Hate means always thinking the worst

25. Love or Hate? 1 Corinthians 13 Love does not rejoice in iniquity Love does not praise, laugh at, or shrug off wickedness Hate means saying nothing when wrong is done

26. Love or Hate? 1 Corinthians 13 Love rejoices in truth Love finds happiness when others do what is right Hate is not expressing joy over righteousness

27. Love or Hate? 1 Corinthians 13 Love bears all things Love protects rather than destroys Hate talks about people behind their backs

28. Love or Hate? 1 Corinthians 13 Love believes all things Love means expressing confidence in someone Hate means showing doubt (verbally and nonverbally)

29. Love or Hate? 1 Corinthians 13 Love hopes all things Love means desiring the best for another Hate means not caring about what happens

30. Love or Hate? 1 Corinthians 13 Love endures all things Love shows a willingness and fortitude to work through problems Hate means ignoring or running away from problems

31. Love or Hate? 1 Corinthians 13 Suffers long Impatient Kind Get even Does not envy Jealous No parade Center of Attention Looks down Not puffed up Fit throwing Not rude Get our way Don’t seek own Not provoked Irritable

32. Love or Hate? 1 Corinthians 13 Thinks no evil Thinks worst No Rejoicing in Iniquity Says nothing Rejoice in Truth No joy Bears All Talks about Doubts Believes All Doesn’t care Hopes All Ignores/Runs Away Endures All