…The LOVE Checklist…
Today I am moved to explore the very famous verses in The Bible, 1 Corinthians 13:4-7. I look over eleven versions of translation, and then collect them in a checklist below.
- Love is patient, doesn’t give up, never gives up
- Love is kind, cares more for others than for self
- Love is not jealous, doesn’t envy, doesn’t want what belong to others
- Love is not boastful, doesn’t strut, doesn’t put itself as being important, doesn’t brag, is not arrogant, doesn’t have a swelled head, is not conceited, is not proud
- Love is not rude, doesn’t act unbecomingly, doesn’t act improperly, does not dishonour others
- Love does not demand its own way, not self-seeking, is not always “me first”, doesn’t insist on its own way, is not selfish, does not look out for its own interests
- It is not irritable, doesn’t fly off the handle, is not easily angered, is not resentful, is not quick tempered
- Love doesn’t keep score of the sins of others, doesn’t keep a record of wrongs that others do, doesn’t remember the suffering that comes from being hurt by someone
- Love does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. It doesn’t revel when others grovel. It finds no joy in unrighteousness, but rejoices in the truth. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth
- Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance. Puts up with anything, trusts God always, always looks for the best, never looks back, but keeps going to the end, is always supportive, loyal, hopeful, and trusting. always protects.
A special gift for my love.
For everyone who believes in love.
Source: New Living Translation, New International Version, New American Standard Bible, The Message, English Standard Version, Contemporary English Version, New Life Version, Holman Christian Standard Bible, New International Reader’s Version, New International Version – UK, Today’s New International Version.
