1 Corinthians 13:4
Modern Translations
New International Version
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

New Living Translation
Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud

English Standard Version
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant

Berean Study Bible
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

New American Standard Bible
Love is patient, love is kind, it is not jealous; love does not brag, it is not arrogant.

NASB 1995
Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant,

NASB 1977
Love is patient, love is kind, and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant,

Amplified Bible
Love endures with patience and serenity, love is kind and thoughtful, and is not jealous or envious; love does not brag and is not proud or arrogant.

Christian Standard Bible
Love is patient, love is kind. Love does not envy, is not boastful, is not arrogant,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Love is patient, love is kind. Love does not envy, is not boastful, is not conceited,

Contemporary English Version
Love is patient and kind, never jealous, boastful, proud, or

Good News Translation
Love is patient and kind; it is not jealous or conceited or proud;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Love is patient. Love is kind. Love isn't jealous. It doesn't sing its own praises. It isn't arrogant.

International Standard Version
Love is always patient; love is always kind; love is never envious or arrogant with pride. Nor is she conceited,

NET Bible
Love is patient, love is kind, it is not envious. Love does not brag, it is not puffed up.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

New King James Version
Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up;

King James 2000 Bible
Love suffers long, and is kind; love envies not; love vaunts not itself, is not puffed up,

New Heart English Bible
Love is patient and is kind; love does not envy. Love does not brag, is not proud,

World English Bible
Love is patient and is kind; love doesn't envy. Love doesn't brag, is not proud,

American King James Version
Charity suffers long, and is kind; charity envies not; charity braggs not itself, is not puffed up,

American Standard Version
Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

A Faithful Version
Love is patient and is kind; love envies not, does not brag about itself, is not puffed up.

Darby Bible Translation
Love has long patience, is kind; love is not emulous [of others]; love is not insolent and rash, is not puffed up,

English Revised Version
Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

Webster's Bible Translation
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Loue suffreth long: it is bountifull: loue enuieth not: loue doeth not boast it selfe: it is not puffed vp:

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Loue suffreth long, and is curteous: Loue enuieth not, loue doth not frowardely, swelleth not,

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Loue is pacient & curteous, loue envyeth not, loue doth not frowardly, is not puft vp, dealeth not dishonestly,

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Love suffreth longe and is corteous. Love envieth not. Love doth not frowardly swelleth not dealeth
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Love is long-suffering, it is kind, love does not envy, love does not vaunt itself, is not puffed up,

Berean Literal Bible
Love is patient, love is kind, love is not envious, it is not boastful, it is not puffed up.

Young's Literal Translation
The love is long-suffering, it is kind, the love doth not envy, the love doth not vaunt itself, is not puffed up,

Smith's Literal Translation
Love is slow to anger, possesses kindness; love envies not; love vaunts not itself, is not puffed up,

Literal Emphasis Translation
Love is long-tempered, is kind; love is not envious; love is not braggart, is not puffed up,

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Charity is patient, is kind: charity envieth not, dealeth not perversely; is not puffed up;

Catholic Public Domain Version
Charity is patient, is kind. Charity does not envy, does not act wrongly, is not inflated.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Love is patient and sweet; love does not envy; love is not upset neither puffed up.

Lamsa Bible
Love is long-suffering and is kind; love does not envy; love does not make a vain display of itself, and does not boast,

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
Love suffers long, and is kind; love envies not; love boasts not; is not vain,

Godbey New Testament
Divine love suffers long; divine love is kind; divine love envies not; does not make a display of itself, is not puffed up,

Haweis New Testament
Love is long-suffering, is kind; love envieth not; love is no vain boaster, is not inflated with pride,

Mace New Testament
Social affection is patient, is kind; is a stranger to envy; is not insolently vain, nor arrogant: does not behave indecently,

Weymouth New Testament
Love is patient and kind. Love knows neither envy nor jealousy. Love is not forward and self-assertive, nor boastful and conceited.

Worrell New Testament
Love suffers long, is kind; love envies not; love vaunts not herself, is not puffed up,

Worsley New Testament
Charity beareth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity is not insolent, is not puffed up,
















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