Charity suffereth long, and is kind The first the passive, the second the active, exercise of love; the one endurance, the other beneficence.

vaunteth not itself The word here used is derived from the Latin perperus, vicious, boastful. Both this and the next sentence have reference to the manner in which excellencies he actually possessesare regarded by one imbued with the spirit of love. Cf. Romans 12:3.

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