Words that Build
1 Corinthians 14:2–3: For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God, for no one understands him; however, in the spirit he speaks mysteries. But he who prophesies speaks edification and exhortation and comfort to men.
Pursue Love
1 Corinthians 14:1: Pursue love, and desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.
The Greatest is Love
1 Corinthians 13:13: And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
Becoming a Man
1 Corinthians 13:11–12: When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things. For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know …
Love Waits for the Perfect One
1 Corinthians 13:9–10: For we know in part and we prophesy in part. But when that which is perfect has come, then that which is in part will be done away.
Love Never Fails
1 Corinthians 13:8: Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away.
All Things for Love
1 Corinthians 13:7: Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
Love Rejoices in Truth
1 Corinthians 13:6: Love does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth.
Love Thinks No Evil
1 Corinthians 13:5: Love does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil.
What Love Does & Does Not
1 Corinthians 13:4: Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up.