Thursday, February 25, 2021

1 CORINTHIANS 13 SERIES - Verse 5

  Commentary of Charles Spurgeon, Adam Clarke & Matthew Henry
 
Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, 
is not easily provoked, 
thinketh no evil;
Vs.5 

Doth not behave itself unseemly -....love never acts out of its place or character; observes due decorum and good manners; is never rude, bearish, or brutish; and is ever willing to become all things to all men, that it may please them for their good to edification. 

Seeketh not her own - Is not desirous of her own spiritual welfare only, but of her neighbor's also.

Is not easily provoked Is not provoked, is not irritated, is not made sour or bitter.

Thinketh no evil - The original implies that he does not invent or devise any evil; or, does not reason on any particular act or word so as to infer evil from it; for this would destroy his love to his brother; it would be ruinous to charity and benevolence.
  
Let gentleness triumph.
Charity will do nothing that misbecomes it.