1 Corinthians 13:4

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1 Corinthians 13:2–6 · Berean Standard Bible

2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have absolute faith so as to move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

3 If I give all I possess to the poor and exult in the surrender of my body, but have not love, I gain nothing.

4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

5 It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs.

6 Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth.

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Ephesians 4:2

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Colossians 1:11

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Colossians 3:12

Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.

2 Timothy 2:25

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2 Timothy 3:10

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2 Timothy 4:2

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James 3:17

But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.

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Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.

Nehemiah 9:17

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2 Peter 1:7

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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.

1 John 3:17

If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?

1 John 3:18

Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.

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1 Samuel 25:33

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Proverbs 17:14

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Proverbs 25:10

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Philippians 2:4

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Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus: