1 Corinthians 13:6

Plain English Version

If we love people, we will not be happy if they do things that are wrong, but we will be happy if they do things that are right and true.

Cross References

Romans 1:32

A long time ago, God said, “Anyone that does these sorts of things has to die.” That is true, and those people know that God said that, but they don’t take any notice of him. They keep on doing those bad things, and worse still, they push other people to do them.

Romans 12:9

Don’t just pretend to love other people. You have to love them properly. That means you have to hate everything that is bad for them and love everything that is good for them.

Philippians 1:18

But it doesn’t matter. Both mobs are telling people about Jesus Christ. That is the most important thing. Maybe some of them are thinking the wrong way. But the others are thinking the right way. And all of them are telling people about Jesus Christ, so I’m very happy about it. Yes, and I will stay very happy.

Philippians 1:4

And every time I pray for you, I’m really happy.

Philippians 3:18

You see, there are a lot of people that don’t live the right way. I have often told you this before, and now I’m telling you the same thing again. When I think about it, I get so sad that I cry. There are people that reckon they are Christians, but they are really enemies of Jesus Christ. They live in a way that shows they are against the good things that Jesus died for on the cross.

2 Thessalonians 2:12

They are people that like to do bad things, and they will not believe the true message about Jesus. So God will judge them, and he will say they are guilty.