Charles Ellicott Commentary 1 Corinthians 13:4

"Love suffereth long, [and] is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up," — 1 Corinthians 13:4 (ASV)

Charity suffereth long—better, Love is long-suffering. Here follows a description of love. Descriptions of positive characteristics and negations of evil qualities are now employed by the Apostle in what he presents as his impossible task of adequately describing true love.