1 Corinthians 13:7 (ASV)

Passage

beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 13:5 doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not its own, is not provoked, taketh not account of evil;

1 Corinthians 13:6 rejoiceth not in unrighteousness, but rejoiceth with the truth;

1 Corinthians 13:7 beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

1 Corinthians 13:8 Love never faileth: but whether [there be] prophecies, they shall be done away; whether [there be] tongues, they shall cease; whether [there be] knowledge, it shall be done away.

1 Corinthians 13:9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "believeth", "beareth", "hopeth", and "endureth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "all things" and "believeth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "rejoiceth not in unrighteousness but rejoiceth with..." into verse 8's "Love never faileth but whether there be...", so "all things" and "believeth" belong inside that flow. In 1 Corinthians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "all things" and "believeth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.