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Is “Love is patient, love is kind” in the Bible?
Yes. “Love is patient, love is kind” comes from the Bible, from 1 Corinthians 13:4. Paul writes it to the church in Corinth.
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Where it is, and what it means there.
From the Bible
Yes. It comes from the Bible.
The verse is 1 Corinthians 13:4.
Paul writes it to the church in Corinth.
The verse
Love is patient; it is kind. Love does not envy; love does not brag; it is not puffed up.
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What it means there
It is read at weddings, but Paul wrote it to a church that was quarreling. He is describing how its members should treat one another.
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Is “Love is patient, love is kind” in the Bible?
Yes. “Love is patient, love is kind” comes from the Bible, from 1 Corinthians 13:4. The saying is not word for word. It shortens or reshapes the verse. Paul writes it to the church in Corinth.
Where in the Bible is “Love is patient, love is kind”?
In 1 Corinthians 13:4. In the Lumin Translation, 1 Corinthians 13:4 reads: “Love is patient; it is kind. Love does not envy; love does not brag; it is not puffed up.”
Who said “Love is patient, love is kind”?
Paul writes it to the church in Corinth.
What does “Love is patient, love is kind” mean in the Bible?
It is read at weddings, but Paul wrote it to a church that was quarreling. He is describing how its members should treat one another.
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