Tag Archives: 1 Corinthians 13

mystery in the mirror

1 Corinthians 13:11-13 1Co 13:11 When I was a minor, I spoke like a minor, I thought like a minor, I reasoned like a minor. When I became a man, I put aside the things associated with my having been … Continue reading

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love lasts

1 Corinthians 13:8-10 1Co 13:8 Love never dies out. But if there are prophecies proclaimed, they will be done away with; if languages spoken, they will cease to exist; if a mystery exists, it will be done away with. 1Co … Continue reading

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love and conflict

1 Corinthians 13:4-7 1Co 13:4 The love I am speaking of holds its temper, that love functions in a helpful manner, it does not envy, does not brag, does not show off, 1Co 13:5 does not behave disgracefully, does not … Continue reading

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special ingredient

1 Corinthians 13:1-3 1Co 13:1 If I speak in the human languages and the angelic ones, but do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 1Co 13:2 And if I have a prophecy, and … Continue reading

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loving service

1  Corinthians 13.  Paul is still addressing the divisions caused in the Corinthian churches by those who are partial to one or the other minister.  They valued those gifted with good communication skills, insight, faith, generosity, sacrificial commitment — and … Continue reading

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