“doesn’t behave itself inappropriately, doesn’t seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil;”

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. 1 Corinthians 13 contains 13 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.