1 Corinthians 13:7 (LSB)

Passage

it bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 13:5 it does not act unbecomingly, does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered;

1 Corinthians 13:6 it does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth;

1 Corinthians 13:7 it bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

1 Corinthians 13:8 Love never fails, but if there are gifts of prophecy, they will be done away; if there are tongues, they will cease; if there is knowledge, it will 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", "bears", "believes", "hopes", and "endures". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "all things" and "bears", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "it does not rejoice in unrighteousness but..." into verse 8's "Love never fails but if there are...", so "all things" and "bears" 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 "bears" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.