1 Corinthians 13:7
New International Version
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

New Living Translation
Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.

English Standard Version
Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Berean Standard Bible
It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Berean Literal Bible
It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

King James Bible
Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

New King James Version
bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

New American Standard Bible
it keeps every confidence, it believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

NASB 1995
bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

NASB 1977
bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Legacy Standard Bible
it bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Amplified Bible
Love bears all things [regardless of what comes], believes all things [looking for the best in each one], hopes all things [remaining steadfast during difficult times], endures all things [without weakening].

Christian Standard Bible
It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

American Standard Version
beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

Contemporary English Version
Love is always supportive, loyal, hopeful, and trusting.

English Revised Version
beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Love never stops being patient, never stops believing, never stops hoping, never gives up.

Good News Translation
Love never gives up; and its faith, hope, and patience never fail.

International Standard Version
She bears up under everything; believes the best in all; there is no limit to her hope, and never will she fall.

Majority Standard Bible
It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

NET Bible
It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

New Heart English Bible
bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Webster's Bible Translation
Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

Weymouth New Testament
She knows how to be silent. She is full of trust, full of hope, full of patient endurance.

World English Bible
bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, and endures all things.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
it bears all things, it believes all, it hopes all, it endures all.

Berean Literal Bible
It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Young's Literal Translation
all things it beareth, all it believeth, all it hopeth, all it endureth.

Smith's Literal Translation
Covers all things, believes all, hopes all things, endures all.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Charity suffers all, believes all, hopes all, endures all.

New American Bible
It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

New Revised Standard Version
It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Endures all things, believes all things, hopes all, bears all.
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Godbey New Testament
it bears all things, it believes all things, it hopes all things, it endures all things.

Haweis New Testament
beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

Mace New Testament
it excuses all things, believes what is favourable, hopes for the best, and suffers the worst.

Weymouth New Testament
She knows how to be silent. She is full of trust, full of hope, full of patient endurance.

Worrell New Testament
bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Worsley New Testament
covereth all faults, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Love
6Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth. 7It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 8Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be restrained; where there is knowledge, it will be dismissed.…

Cross References
1 Peter 4:8
Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.

Proverbs 10:12
Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.

Colossians 3:13
Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.

Ephesians 4:2
with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,

Galatians 6:2
Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.

Romans 15:1
We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves.

Matthew 18:21-22
Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?” / Jesus answered, “I tell you, not just seven times, but seventy-seven times!

1 Thessalonians 5:14
And we urge you, brothers, to admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, and be patient with everyone.

1 John 4:7-8
Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. / Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.

1 John 3:16
By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.

John 15:12-13
This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. / Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.

Philippians 2:2-4
then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being united in spirit and purpose. / Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves. / Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.

Romans 12:10
Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another.

1 John 4:18
There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment. The one who fears has not been perfected in love.

1 John 4:20-21
If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen. / And we have this commandment from Him: Whoever loves God must love his brother as well.


Treasury of Scripture

Bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Beareth.

1 Corinthians 13:4
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

Numbers 11:12-14
Have I conceived all this people? have I begotten them, that thou shouldest say unto me, Carry them in thy bosom, as a nursing father beareth the sucking child, unto the land which thou swarest unto their fathers? …

Deuteronomy 1:9
And I spake unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone:

believeth.

Psalm 119:66
Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments.

hopeth.

Luke 7:37-39,44-46
And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment, …

Luke 19:4-10
And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way

Romans 8:24
For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?

endureth.

1 Corinthians 9:18-22
What is my reward then? Verily that, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel of Christ without charge, that I abuse not my power in the gospel…

Genesis 29:20
And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.

Job 13:15
Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him.

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1 Corinthians 13
1. All gifts,
3. however excellent, are of no worth without love.
4. The praises thereof,
13. as love is greatest before hope and faith.














It bears all things
The Greek word for "bears" is "stegō," which means to cover, protect, or support. In the context of love, this suggests a protective quality, akin to a roof shielding from the elements. Love, as described here, is not easily provoked or swayed by external circumstances. Historically, the early Christian community faced persecution and internal strife, yet Paul emphasizes that love provides a covering, a resilience that withstands trials. This protective nature of love is a call to Christians to support one another, to cover each other's weaknesses, and to stand firm in unity.

believes all things
The term "believes" comes from the Greek "pisteuō," which implies trust and faith. This does not suggest gullibility but rather a fundamental trust in the goodness and potential of others. In a scriptural context, this reflects the faith that God is at work in every situation and person. The early church, surrounded by a pagan world, needed this kind of faith to see beyond immediate appearances and trust in God's redemptive plan. For modern believers, it is a reminder to maintain faith in God's promises and in the transformative power of His love in others.

hopes all things
"Hopes" is translated from "elpizō," meaning to expect or anticipate with pleasure. This hope is not wishful thinking but a confident expectation rooted in God's faithfulness. In the historical context of Corinth, a city rife with moral and spiritual challenges, Paul encourages believers to look forward with hope, trusting in God's ultimate victory and the fulfillment of His promises. This hope is a driving force that propels Christians forward, even when circumstances seem bleak, reminding them of the eternal perspective that transcends present difficulties.

endures all things
The Greek word "hypomenō" means to remain steadfast under trial. This endurance is not passive but active perseverance. In the early church, endurance was crucial as believers faced persecution and hardship. Paul’s message is that love gives the strength to withstand adversity without losing faith or hope. For contemporary Christians, this endurance is a call to remain faithful in the face of trials, trusting that God's love empowers them to overcome challenges and remain steadfast in their commitment to Him and to one another.

(7) Beareth all things.--The full thought of the original here is that love silently endures whatever it has to suffer.

Verse 7. - Beareth all things (see on 1 Corinthians 9:12). Endures wrongs and evils, and covers them with a beautiful reticence. Thus love "covereth all sins" (Proverbs 10:12; 1 Peter 4:8). Believeth all things. Takes the best and kindest views of all men and all circumstances, as long as it is possible to do so. It is the opposite to the common spirit, which drags everything in deteriorem partem, paints it in the darkest colours, and makes the worst of it. Love is entirely alien from the spirit of the cynic, the pessimist, the ecclesiastical rival, the anonymous slanderer, the secret detractor. Hopeth all things. Christians seem to have lost sight altogether of the truth that hope is something more than the result of a sanguine temperament, that it is a gift and a grace. Hope is averse to sourness and gloom. It takes sunny and cheerful views of man, of the world, and of God, because it is a sister of love. Endureth all things. Whether the "seventy times seven" offences of a brother (Luke 17:4), or the wrongs of patient merit (2 Timothy 2:24), or the sufferings and self. denials and persecutions of the life spent in doing good (2 Timothy 2:10). The reader need hardly he reminded that in these verses he has a picture of the life and character of Christ.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
It bears
στέγει (stegei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 4722: To cover, conceal, ward off, bear with, endure patiently. From stege; to roof over, i.e. to cover with silence.

all things,
πάντα (panta)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.

believes
πιστεύει (pisteuei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 4100: From pistis; to have faith, i.e. Credit; by implication, to entrust.

all things,
πάντα (panta)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.

hopes
ἐλπίζει (elpizei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1679: To hope, hope for, expect, trust. From elpis; to expect or confide.

all things,
πάντα (panta)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.

endures
ὑπομένει (hypomenei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 5278: From hupo and meno; to stay under, i.e. Remain; figuratively, to undergo, i.e. Bear, have fortitude, persevere.

all things.
πάντα (panta)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.


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