What does 1 Corinthians 13:5 mean?

1 Corinthians 13:5 highlights themes such as faith and obedience when read in context.

How should I apply 1 Corinthians 13:5 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

3And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.

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

5Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

6Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;

7Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

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