John B. Phillips' paraphrase of 1 Cor. 13 on Love.
The italics in brackets is NASB version.
"This love of which I speak-
is slow to lose patience -
it looks for a way of being constructive.
It is not possessive:
it is neither anxious to impress
nor does it cherish inflated ideas of its
own importance.
Love has good manners
and does not pursue selfish advantage.
It is not touchy. (is not provoked)
It does not keep account of evil
or gloat over the wickedness of other people.
(does not rejoice in unrighteousness)
On the contrary, it shares the joy of those
who live by the truth.
(rejoices with the truth)
Love knows no limit to its endurance,
(bears all things)
no end to its trust, (believes all things)
no fading of its hope; (hopes all things)
it can outlast anything. (endures all things)
Love never fails.
The italics in brackets is NASB version.
"This love of which I speak-
is slow to lose patience -
it looks for a way of being constructive.
It is not possessive:
it is neither anxious to impress
nor does it cherish inflated ideas of its
own importance.
Love has good manners
and does not pursue selfish advantage.
It is not touchy. (is not provoked)
It does not keep account of evil
or gloat over the wickedness of other people.
(does not rejoice in unrighteousness)
On the contrary, it shares the joy of those
who live by the truth.
(rejoices with the truth)
Love knows no limit to its endurance,
(bears all things)
no end to its trust, (believes all things)
no fading of its hope; (hopes all things)
it can outlast anything. (endures all things)
Love never fails.
