“Love never fails.”​—1 Cor. 13:8.

And, in First Corinthians chapter 13, we find a truly masterful description of the love that Christians should have.

At 1 Corinthians 13:4-8, Paul provides, not a mechanical definition of what love is, but a vivid description of how this highest form of love acts.

The apostle Paul put the same emphasis on love in chapter 13 of 1 Corinthians.

That way is discussed in 1 Corinthians chapter 13.

Amy Vanderbilt, a respected authority on the subject, writes in her New Complete Book of Etiquette: “The finest rules for behavior are to be found in Chapter 13 of First Corinthians, the beautiful dissertation on charity by St.

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Because the gift of tongues fascinated the Corinthian Christians all out of proportion to its value, Paul had to set them straight on the matter, which he did in his first letter to them, 1Co chapters 12 to 14 being the only other references to tongues aside from Acts.

13. (a) How can the fact that “love is long-suffering and kind” help in crushing harmful gossip? (b) What will keep us from speaking against someone who receives a privilege of service that we do not have?

¹³ Applying what Paul said at 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 can help us to crush harmful gossip.

Please read 1 Corinthians 13:4-8.

Truly, “love never fails.”​—1 Cor. 13:4-8.

25, 26. (a) How does true love act, according to 1 Corinthians 13:4-7? (b) Why is it so important to love one another intensely from the heart?

²⁵ At 1 Corinthians 13:4 to 7, Paul provides an excellent description of how true Christian love should act.

“Love never fails.”—1 Cor. 13:8.

Love never fails.” (1 Cor. 13:4-8)

Paul goes on, in the thirteenth chapter of his letter to the Corinthians 1Co 13, to show them the lowly position of tongues as compared with more important matters, especially the “surpassing way” of love.

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