1 Corinthians 13:5 (WEB)
doesn’t behave itself inappropriately, doesn’t seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil;
Catechism · 2
The Virtues
“Charity bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things."” — Catechism footnote: 1 Cor 13:4-7.
The Communion of Saints
“"Charity does not insist on its own way."” — Catechism footnote: 1 Cor 13:5; cf. 10:24.
Fathers and councils · 19
John Cassian
- John Cassian, Conferences I–X III.7Conference III
“…not, is not puffed up, is not soon angry, dealeth not perversely, seeketh not her own, thinketh no evil,” which “beareth all things, endureth all things,” and which lastly never suffers him who follows after it to fall by the deceitfulness of sin.” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xiii. 4–7.
Read the whole comment - John Cassian, Conferences XI–XVII XI.10Conference XI
“…of Christ,” and who has not that virtue of love, which “is not grieved, is not puffed up, thinketh no evil,” which “endureth all things, beareth all things.”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xiii. 4–7.
Read the whole comment - John Cassian, Conferences XI–XVII XI.12Conference XI
“For “whether there be prophecies, they shall fail, whether there be tongues, they shall cease, whether there be knowledge, it shall be destroyed,” but “love never faileth,” and without it not only those most excellent kinds of gifts, but even the glory of martyrdom itself will fail.” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xii. 31; xiii. 1–8.
Read the whole comment - John Cassian, Conferences XI–XVII XVI.22Conference XVI
“But these, even if they could in some way keep calm and quiet themselves, would yet not bear any fruits of righteousness, while they claim the glory of patience on their part by their neighbour’s loss, and are thus altogether removed from that Apostolic love which “Seeketh not her own,” but the things of others.” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xiii. 5.
Read the whole comment - John Cassian, Conferences XI–XVII XVII.19Conference XVII
“And what then becomes of the Apostle’s words: “Let no man seek his own but the things of another:” and: “Love seeketh not her own, but the things of others;” and of himself he says: “I seek not mine own good but the good of many that they may be saved?”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. x. 24; xiii. 5; 1 Cor. x. 33.
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John Chrysostom
““Love worketh no ill to his neighbor” ( Rom. xiii. 10 ); “thinketh no evil.” ( 1 Cor. xiii. 5.)” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“(I think no evil of the virgin, for I love virginity, and “love thinketh no evil” ( 1 Cor. xiii. 5 ); I am a great admirer of that state of life, and I cannot have so much as an unseemly thought about it.)” — the author cites it
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Basil the Great
“Pray only that the Lord grant me to take no step in anger, but to maintain charity, which behaveth itself not unseemly and is not puffed up.” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xiii. 5 and 4.
Read the whole comment“For all these reasons I ought to have kept silence, but I was drawn in the other direction by love, which “seeketh not her own,” and desires to overcome every difficulty put in her way by time and circumstance.” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xiii. 5.
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Jerome
“I must, however, make the attempt in order that charity which seeks not her own but always her neighbor’s good, may at least return a compliment, since it cannot convey a lesson.” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xiii. 5.
Read the whole comment““Charity,” writes the apostle, “suffereth long and is kind; charity envieth not;…is not puffed up…beareth all things, believeth all things.”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xiii. 4–7.
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Augustine of Hippo
“Him, at any rate, not unrighteousness, but charity, made humble; “Charity, which rivalleth not, is not puffed up, seeketh not her own;” forasmuch as “Christ also pleased not Himself, but, as it is written of Him, The reproaches of such as reproached Thee have fallen upon Me.”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xiii. 4, 5
Read the whole comment“…good of his own (whence they are blamed “who seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ’s;” and charity is commended, “which seeketh not her own”); therefore, this number eleven, by which transgression is signified, is multiplied, not ten times, but seven, and so makes up seventy-seven.” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xiii. 5.
Read the whole comment“For when the Apostle was being read we heard in praise of charity, “She seeketh not her own.” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xiii. 5.
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Cyprian of Carthage
““Charity,” he says, “is large-souled; charity is kind; charity envieth not, is not puffed up, is not provoked, thinketh not evil; loveth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, beareth all things.”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xiii. 4–7.
Read the whole comment“Charity never faileth.”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xiii. 2–5, 7, 8.
Read the whole comment“Charity shall never fail.”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xiii. 2–8.
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Tertullian
““Care not merely about your own (things), but (about your) neighbour’s?”” — editor's note: Comp. 1 Cor. x. 24; xiii. 5; Phil. ii. 4.
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Clement of Alexandria
““Love seeketh not her own,” but is diffused on the brother.” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xiii. 5.
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Cross-references · 31
Cited together in Letters Letter 47.
Cited together in Letters Letter 47.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit Chapter 29.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit Chapter 29.
Cited together in Letters Letter 47.
Cited together in Letters Letter 47.
Cited together in Conferences XI–XVII XVII.19.
Cited together in Conferences XI–XVII XVII.19.
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Cited together in Conferences XI–XVII XVII.19.
Cited together in Conferences XI–XVII XI.10.
Cited together in Conferences XI–XVII XI.10.
Cited together in Conferences XI–XVII XVII.19.
Cited together in Conferences XI–XVII XI.10.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit Chapter 29.
Cited together in Letters Letter 130.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit Chapter 29.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit Chapter 29.
Cited together in Letters Letter 47.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit Chapter 29.
Cited together in Of Holy Virginity Chapter 38.
Cited together in Of Holy Virginity Chapter 38.
Cited together in Of Holy Virginity Chapter 38.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit Chapter 29.
Cited together in Catechism §953.
Cited together in Of Holy Virginity Chapter 38.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit Chapter 29.
Cited together in Letters Letter 47.
Cited together in Catechism §953 and 1 other place.
Cited together in Catechism §953.
Cited together in Catechism §953.