But the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun their lord, “Do you think, because David has sent comforters to you, that he is honoring your father? Has not David sent his servants to you to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it?”
1 Corinthians 13:5 - Revised Standard Version it is not arrogant or rude. Love does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition It is not conceited (arrogant and inflated with pride); it is not rude (unmannerly) and does not act unbecomingly. Love (God's love in us) does not insist on its own rights or its own way, for it is not self-seeking; it is not touchy or fretful or resentful; it takes no account of the evil done to it [it pays no attention to a suffered wrong]. American Standard Version (1901) doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not its own, is not provoked, taketh not account of evil; Common English Bible it isn’t rude, it doesn’t seek its own advantage, it isn’t irritable, it doesn’t keep a record of complaints, Catholic Public Domain Version Charity is not ambitious, does not seek for itself, is not provoked to anger, devises no evil. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Is not ambitious, seeketh not her own, is not provoked to anger, thinketh no evil; |
But the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun their lord, “Do you think, because David has sent comforters to you, that he is honoring your father? Has not David sent his servants to you to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it?”
A man of quick temper acts foolishly, but a man of discretion is patient.
And the people will oppress one another, every man his fellow and every man his neighbor; the youth will be insolent to the elder, and the base fellow to the honorable.
But I was like a gentle lamb led to the slaughter. I did not know it was against me they devised schemes, saying, “Let us destroy the tree with its fruit, let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name be remembered no more.”
Now the man Moses was very meek, more than all men that were on the face of the earth.
And Moses was very angry, and said to the Lord, “Do not respect their offering. I have not taken one ass from them, and I have not harmed one of them.”
But Moses said to the sons of Gad and to the sons of Reuben, “Shall your brethren go to the war while you sit here?
But I say to you that every one who is angry with his brother shall be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother shall be liable to the council, and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ shall be liable to the hell of fire.
But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts?
And he looked around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart, and said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was restored.
Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw it, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would have known who and what sort of woman this is who is touching him, for she is a sinner.”
just as I try to please all men in everything I do, not seeking my own advantage, but that of many, that they may be saved.
For, in the first place, when you assemble as a church, I hear that there are divisions among you; and I partly believe it,
that there may be no discord in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another.
If any one thinks that he is not behaving properly toward his betrothed, if his passions are strong, and it has to be, let him do as he wishes: let them marry—it is no sin.
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.
For you were called to freedom, brethren; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love be servants of one another.
They all look after their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.
Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.
For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us; we were not idle when we were with you,
Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain salvation in Christ Jesus with its eternal glory.
At my first defense no one took my part; all deserted me. May it not be charged against them!
Know this, my beloved brethren. Let every man be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,