TSK · 1 Corinthians 13:4

His brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept in mind what Joseph said.

Praised be your good judgment! May you yourself be rewarded for having prevented me this day from shedding blood and taking matters into my own hands!

They refused to obey and did not recall your miracles that you had performed among them. Instead, they rebelled and appointed a leader to return to their bondage in Egypt. But you are a God of forgiveness, merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and unfailing in your loyal love. You did not abandon them,

Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.

The one who forgives an offense seeks love, but whoever repeats a matter separates close friends.

What is desirable for a person is to show loyal love, and a poor person is better than a liar.

She opened her hand to the poor, and extended her hands to the needy.

The end of a matter is better than its beginning; likewise, patience is better than pride.

Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage, and his disposition changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He gave orders to heat the furnace seven times hotter than it was normally heated.

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to ungrateful and evil people.

They are filled with every kind of unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, malice. They are rife with envy, murder, strife, deceit, hostility. They are gossips,

for you are still influenced by the flesh. For since there is still jealousy and dissension among you, are you not influenced by the flesh and behaving like unregenerate people?

Some have become arrogant, as if I were not coming to you.

Food Sacrificed to Idols With regard to food sacrificed to idols, we know that“we all have knowledge.” Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.

For I am afraid that somehow when I come I will not find you what I wish, and you will find me not what you wish. I am afraid that somehow there may be quarreling, jealousy, intense anger, selfish ambition, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.

Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, being jealous of one another.

Instead, be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ also forgave you.

Christian Unity and Christ’s Humility Therefore, if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort provided by love, any fellowship in the Spirit, any affection or mercy,

Let no one who delights in false humility and the worship of angels pass judgment on you. That person goes on at great lengths about what he has supposedly seen, but he is puffed up with empty notions by his fleshly mind.

And we urge you, brothers and sisters, admonish the undisciplined, comfort the discouraged, help the weak, be patient toward all.

correcting opponents with gentleness. Perhaps God will grant them repentance and then knowledge of the truth

Preach the message, be ready whether it is convenient or not, reprove, rebuke, exhort with complete patience and instruction.

But if you have bitter jealousy and selfishness in your hearts, do not boast and tell lies against the truth.

So get rid of all evil and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander.

Above all keep your love for one another fervent, because love covers a multitude of sins.

We have come to know love by this: that Jesus laid down his life for us; thus we ought to lay down our lives for our fellow Christians.