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1 CORINTHIANS 13:5 avschmonei/ {A}
Instead of avschmonei/, the scribe of î46 unaccountably wrote
euvschmonei/ (“[does not] behave with decorum”!)....
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Verse 1 Corinthians 13:5.
(6.) _DOTH NOT BEHAVE ITSELF UNSEEMLY_] ουκ ασχημονει,
from α, _negative_, and σχημα, _figure, mein_; love never acts
out of its place or character; observes due decorum and...
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DOTH NOT BEHAVE ITSELF UNSEEMLY - (οὐκ ἀσχημονεῖ ouk
aschēmonei). This word occurs in 1 Corinthians 7:36. See the note on
that verse. It means to conduct improperly, or disgracefully, or in a
mann...
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3. THE NEED AND SUPERIORITY OF LOVE.
CHAPTER 13
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1. The Preeminence of Love. (1 Corinthians 13:1 .)
2. Love described in its characteristics. (1 Corinthians 13:4 .)
3. Love never faileth; its Pe...
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1 CORINTHIANS 13. ALL GIFTS AND SACRIFICES ARE WORTHLESS WITHOUT LOVE,
WHICH IS SUPREME AND INCOMPARABLE. The chapter falls into three
divisions: (_a)_ superlative gifts and costliest surrenders are
v...
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THE HYMN OF LOVE (1 Corinthians 13:1-13)
13 I may speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but if I have
not love, I am become no better than echoing brass or a clanging
cymbal. I may have the gi...
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DOTH... BEHAVE, &C. Greek. _aschemoneo._ Only here and 1 Corinthians
7:36.
IS... EASILY PROVOKED. is... roused to anger. Greek. _paroxunomai_
Only here and Acts 17:16. There is no word for "easily"....
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1 Corinthians 12:31 Ch. 1 Corinthians 13:13. The Excellencies of Love
_and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way_ Literally, AND
FURTHERMORE I SHEW YOU AN EMINENTLY EXCELLENT WAY, i.e. the way of
l...
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_doth not behave itself unseemly_ The Vulgate renders unseemly by
_ambitiosa_; Erasmus by _fastidiosa_; Wiclif by _coveitous; doth not
frawardly_, Tyndale. But see note on ch. 1 Corinthians 12:23, whe...
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1 Corinthians 12:31 to 1 Corinthians 13:13. THE EXCELLENCIES OF LOVE
ΚΑῚ ἜΤΙ ΚΑΘ' ὙΠΕΡΒΟΛῊΝ ὉΔῸΝ ὙΜΙ͂Ν
ΔΕΊΚΝΥΜΙ. AND MOREOVER I SHEW YOU A WAY OF SUPERLATIVE
EXCELLENCE. This, St Paul would have us un...
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_THE DESCRIPTION OF LOVE 1 CORINTHIANS 13:4-8:_ These verses provide a
brief description of love in action. God approaches love from both a
negative and a positive point of view. "Love is kind and pat...
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ΆΣΧΗΜΟΝΕΊ _praes. ind. act. от_ ΆΣΧΗΜΟΝΈΩ (G57)
вести себя неприлично или позорно.
Любовь тактична и не делает ничего,
что могло бы устыдить (RP).
ΖΗΤΕΊ _praes. ind. act. от_ ΖΗΤΈΩ (G2212) искать.
_P...
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DISCOURSE: 1986
A DESCRIPTION OF CHARITY
1 Corinthians 13:4. Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity
envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, doth not
behave itself unseemly, s...
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DOTH NOT BEHAVE ITSELF UNSEEMLY— This is the sixth character, and
implies that love is not _rude,_ or willingly offensive to any. It
renders _to all their due; fear to whom fear, honour to whom honour...
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BUTLER'S COMMENTS
SECTION 2
Giftlessness With Love (1 Corinthians 13:4-7)
4 Love is patient and kind; love is not jealous or boastful; 5it is
not arrogant or rude. Love does not insist on its own wa...
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13 The body of Jesus, or of the Lord, denotes His physical frame. The
body of Christ, however, is quite a distinct thought. Christ, or the
Anointed, is a title rather than a name. It suggests official...
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SEEKETH NOT HER OWN] i.e. her own advantage (1 Corinthians 10:24; 1
Corinthians 10:33).
THINKETH NO EVIL] RV 'taketh not account of evil'; does not reckon up
her grievances....
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_(e) Spiritual Gifts
(ii) The most excellent Gift of Charity_
In this chapter we enter into the purest atmosphere and breathe the
most fragrant odours. Passing from the previous Chapter s with their
t...
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The character and actions of Love.
4. Vaunteth not itself] does not make a display. PUFFED UP] i.e.
conceited....
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SERVANTS OF CHRIST
1 CORINTHIANS
_HILDA BRIGHT_
CHAPTER 13
LOVE 13:1-13
1. THE ABSENCE OF LOVE 13:1-3
V1 Suppose that I speak in the languages of people and *angels. If I
have no love, I am onl...
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THINKETH NO EVIL. — That is, does not dwell upon the evil done to
her....
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CHAPTER 19
NO GIFT LIKE LOVE
THIS is one of the passages of Scripture which an expositor scruples
to touch. Some of the bloom and delicacy of surface passes from the
flower in the very handling whic...
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§ 43. THE QUALITIES OF CHRISTIAN LOVE. The previous vv. have
justified the καθʼ ὑπερβολὴν of 1 Corinthians 12:31.
The loftiest human faculties of man are seen to be frustrate without
love; by its aid...
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In 1 Corinthians 13:1-3 Paul's utterance began to rise with the
elevation of his theme into the Hebraic rhythm (observe the recurrent
ἀγάπην δὲ μὴ ἔχω, and the repeated οὐδέν) which
marks his more imp...
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THE ONE ESSENTIAL FOR ALL
1 Corinthians 13:1
With what wonder his amanuensis must have looked up, as the Apostle
broke into this exquisite sonnet on love! His radiant spirit had
caught a glimpse of t...
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The apostle dealt with love, its values (verses 1Co 13:1-3), its
virtues (verses 1Co 13:4-7), and its victory (verses 1Co 13:8-13). The
values of love are discovered in the fact that, apart from it, a...
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The Nature of Love
Love will cause one to endure wrong for a long time as Christ did (1
Peter 2:23). Love is good to all. Love is not jealous over another's
good fortune, nor does it seek to impress o...
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Doth (e) not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not
easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
(e) It is not insolent, or reproachful....
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_Is not ambitious; [2] which is also the sense of some Greek copies,
but in others, and in St. John Chrysostom, it signifies, it is not
ashamed of any one. (Witham)_
[BIBLIOGRAPHY]
Non est ambitiosa...
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II. THE WAY PAR EXCELLENCE. CHAP. 13.
This chapter has been called a hymn. In tone indeed it is truly
lyrical, especially in the first verses. Charity is poetically
personified. In this respect the pa...
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The following picture is not drawn at random, and, so to speak, at the
good pleasure of the author. It is as closely connected with the state
of his readers as the foregoing passage. It is a mirror in...
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(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...
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As usual, the introductory words (1 Corinthians 1:1-3) of the epistle
give us no little intimation of that which is to follow. The apostle
speaks of himself as such "called [to be] an apostle of Jesus...
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_GOOD MANNERS_
‘Doth not behave itself unseemly.’
1 Corinthians 13:5
William of Wykeham’s motto, ‘Manners makyth man,’ covered the
sphere of man’s conduct in general, still manners, i.e. external
b...
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_CHRISTIAN LOVE_
‘Charity suffereth long … endureth all things.’
1 Corinthians 13:4
It is indeed the occasion of astonishment that in the face of this
chapter theology should ever have imagined tha...
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5._Doth not behave itself unseemly _Erasmus renders it _“Is not
disdainful;” _but as he quotes no author in support of this
interpretation, I have preferred to retain its proper and usual
significatio...
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Nevertheless there was something more excellent than all gifts. They
were the manifestations of the power of God and of the mysteries of
His wisdom; love, that of His nature itself.
They might speak w...
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DOTH NOT BEHAVE ITSELF UNSEEMLY,.... By using either unbecoming words,
or doing indecent actions; for a man unprincipled with this grace will
be careful that no filthy and corrupt communication procee...
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Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily
provoked, thinketh no evil;
Ver. 5. _Behave itself unseemly_] οισχημονει, or, doth not
disgrace any one.
_ Is not easily provoked_...
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_Love suffereth long_ Here the apostle attributes to love the
qualities and actions of a person, in order to render his account of
that divine grace the more lively and affecting. The love of God, and...
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SEEKETH NOT HER OWN; as the chief end; is not selfish, but benevolent.
THINKETH NO EVIL; is not disposed to impute to others evil designs....
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A description of true love:...
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DOTH NOT BEHAVE ITSELF UNSEEMLY, SEEKETH NOT HER OWN, IS NOT EASILY
PROVOKED, THINKETH NO EVIL;...
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Verses 1 Timothy 3 of this chapter show the necessity of love; verses
4 to 7 the characteristics of love; and verses 8 to 13 its permanence.
And in the first section, verse I deals with what I speak;...
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DOTH NOT BEHAVE ITSELF UNSEEMLY, SEEKETH NOT ITS OWN, IS NOT PROVOKED,
TAKETH NOT ACCOUNT OF EVIL;
'doth not behave itself unseemly' -'does not act unbecomingly' (NASV);
'is never rude' (Mof); 'It i...
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4-7 Some of the effects of charity are stated, that we may know
whether we have this grace; and that if we have not, we may not rest
till we have it. This love is a clear proof of regeneration, and i...
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DOTH NOT BEHAVE ITSELF UNSEEMLY; he doth not behave himself towards
any in an uncomely or unbeseeming manner, and will do nothing towards
his brother, which in the opinion of men shall be a filthy or...
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doth not behave itself unseemly [Self-love betrays its lack of
sympathy by vulgar indecorum, and cares not how offensive its conduct
is towards others. Manners often give the measure of the man (Luke...
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Clement of Alexandria Who is the Rich Man that Shall Be Saved?
XXXVIII. But learn thou the more excellent way, which Paul shows for
salvation. "Love seeketh not her own,"[68]
Tertullian On the Appar...
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1 Corinthians 13:5 does G807 not G3756 rudely G807 (G5719) not G3756
seek G2212 (G5719) own G1438 is...
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LOVE MUST LIE AT THE ROOT OF ALL WE DO ESPECIALLY OUR MINISTRY TO THE
CHURCH (13:1-13).
Paul now deals with what must lie behind the use of spiritual gifts,
if they are to be truly spiritual. And in s...
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HOW TRUE LOVE IS REVEALED (13:4-8A).
This definition of love covers all angles. Because it portrays the
essentials of love looking from our point of view, it gives us a
totally rounded view of what tr...
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1 Corinthians 13:5. DOTH NOT BEHAVE ITSELF UNSEEMLY [1] indecorously,
unbefitting oneself and towards others unbecoming. There is in the
Christian character a beautiful symmetry, instinctively suggest...
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DOTH NOT BEHAVE ITSELF UNSEEMLY
(ουκ ασχημονε). Old verb from ασχημων (1 Corinthians
12:23). In N.T. only here and 1 Corinthians 7:36. Not indecent.SEEKETH
NOT ITS OWN
(ου ζητε τα εαυτης). Its own...
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1 Corinthians 13:4
I. "Love envieth not." Envy is the shadow of jealousy, apes its form
and mimics its movements, but is constructed out of more airy material
and clothed in darker garb. The jealous m...
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1 Corinthians 13:4
"Love Suffereth Long, and is Kind.".
I. We have here brought before us the two sides, the passive and the
active sides, of a loving disposition. "Love suffereth long." It is
perhap...
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1 Corinthians 13:5
Individual Faithfulness.
I. No sincere worker for God is long left with nothing to do; for
God's ways and works are very manifold. Martha is working one way
while she is providing...
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1 Corinthians 13:5
I. Love is not easily provoked. This characteristic follows upon
"seeketh not her own," and very naturally self-regard is the great
secret of easy provocation. It may be hidden self...
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1 Corinthians 13:1. _Though I speak with the tongues of men and of
angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a
tinkling cymbal._
If there be no love to God, and no love to man,...
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CONTENTS: Love, the supreme gift of the Spirit, and its governing
power over other gifts.
CHARACTERS: Paul.
CONCLUSION: Love alone can give value to any service rendered in
Christ's name, and it is...
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The apostle having spoken of the adornings of the church, which is the
body of Christ, proceeds now to treat of her internal glory; and that
glory is charity, for without this, all other endowments ar...
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LOVE IS NOT ILL-MANNERED. Does not behave in such a way as to shock
good manners and morals. Love is polite. OR SELFISH. Selfishness
causes irritability. One who centers all his thoughts on himself, w...
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_Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not
charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal._
CHARITY
Each of the apostles had a predominant feature of character....
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_Charity suffereth long, and is kind._
CHRISTIAN LOVE
I. Suffers long. The Greek denotes having the power “to hold the
mind long,” _i.e.,_ it is the opposite to rash anger. There are
persons who, whe...
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CHAPTER 13
SYNOPSIS OF THE CHAPTER
i. He points out that of all gifts and graces, charity is the first,
and that without charity no gift or virtue is of any use.
II. He enumerates (ver. 4) the sixt...
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_Is not ambitious._ Ephrem translates it: " _Does not commit what is
shameful_." Clement (_Pædag_. lib. iii.c. 1). " _Doth not behave
itself unseemly._ " Our translator with Chrysostom, Theodoret,
The...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
1. THESE NEED BE VERY FEW; the language of the chapter is of the
simplest, the thought inexhaustibly full.
2. Note, Paul, not John, writes this chapter on LOVE.
3. The “I” is not s...
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EXPOSITION
1 CORINTHIANS 13:1
_The supremely excellent way of Christian love. _This chapter has been
in all ages the object of the special admiration of the Church. Would
that it had received in all...
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Let's turn to the thirteenth chapter of I Corinthians.
The thirteenth chapter of I Corinthians actually begins with chapter
12. Paul was talking in chapter 12 about the various gifts of the Holy
Spiri...
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1 Corinthians 10:24; 1 Corinthians 10:33; 1 Corinthians 12:25; 1
Corinthians 14:33;...
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Easily provoked [π α ρ ο ξ υ ν ε τ α ι]. Easily is
superfluous, and gives a wrong coloring to the statement, which is
absolute : is not provoked or exasperated. The verb occurs only here
and Acts 17:1...
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THE MORE EXCELLENT WAY
1 Corinthians 13:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
1. The love of God. The great love of God verse is John 3:16. Another
great love verse is Romans 5:8. The whole Bible is, however, one st...
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It doth not behave indecently — Is not rude, or willingly offensive,
to any. It renders to all their due — Suitable to time, person, and
all other circumstances. Seeketh not her own — Ease, pleasure,...
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That is, charity, or true love to our neighbour, will restrain us from
all uncomely deportment towards him; it will not suffer us to do an
ill or indecent thing to any one; it breaks not forth into vi...