1 Corinthians 13:5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

Think no evil? That is pretty generic. Could we expound on that? Can we find something a little more reality based?

ESV it is not irritable or resentful; that version clarifies it a little, but still could use some clarity.

PHILLIPS It does not keep account of evil or gloat over the wickedness of other people. That helps but I must say it sounds a little like proverbs. Maybe that is wisdom.

NASB does not take into account a wrong suffered, OK now we are getting somewhere.

NIV it keeps no record of wrongs.

Now I see something I can sink my life experiences into. Love doesn’t keep score. This matches up well with the rest of the characteristics of love in this section 1 Corinthians 13. So sometimes it is helpful to look at many versions of the bible to help relate to general terms.

The Greek word for evil here is kakos. The meaning of that one word is so broad, boiling it down to one meaning is very difficult. Here is the usage of kakos.

1. of a bad nature
   1. not such as it ought to be
2. of a mode of thinking, feeling, acting
   1. base, wrong, wicked
3. troublesome, injurious, pernicious, destructive, baneful

This is perhaps why these passages mean one thing to you at one time and something else at another. It is dependent upon your current life experiences and how you relate to it today.

Today I am feeling like love doesn’t keep score.

John 11:32 Now when Mary came to where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet, saying to him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” ESV

Here is the greeting Mary the sister of Lazarus. We know from the telling that Jesus waited four days in order to glorify God and demonstrate power over death itself. It will come of no surprise that I am not Jesus. Neither have I been given command to raise the dead.

This is my first post in a week. I will not apologize for not tending to daily blog commitment. Someone I love was told he had an aortic aneurism. This is a very serious condition so we left immediately for the hospital some three hundred miles away. I committed myself to showing up. I put down all other responsibilities and tended to the more pressing need.

I am retired so this is easier for me than most people. I have no boss to answer to except one, my Lord. What would my Lord have me do?

John 13:35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

Demonstration of that love cannot be a text message saying good luck. While I did not lay hands on hi and heal him, I did weep and prayed, and showed up. Of the three, showing up was the one that meant the most to him. So I feel I was obedient in faith to serve my Lord in serving my brother in Christ.

The only pressing question let is this. Can I do it for someone I don’t like?

Matthew 5:44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;