Moroni 7:45
~AD 401–421
1830 Edition
And charity suffereth long, and is kind, and envieth not, and is not puffed up, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil, and rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth, beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things;
Influences
1 Corinthians 13:4-6 (KJV)
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
1 Corinthians 4:6 (KJV)
And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another.
Changes
And charity suffereth long, and is kind, and envieth not, and is not puffed up, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil, and rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth, beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things;.
Simple English
Charity is patient and kind. It doesn’t get jealous. It’s not proud. It doesn’t think only of itself. It doesn’t get mad easily. It doesn’t think bad thoughts. It doesn’t feel happy when people do wrong. It feels happy about truth. It handles all things. It believes all things. It hopes for all things. It keeps going through all things.
Paraphrase
'Love is patient. Love is kind. It doesn’t envy. It’s not arrogant. It doesn’t look out only for itself. It’s not easily angered. It doesn’t think evil thoughts. It doesn’t celebrate when wrong happens, but celebrates truth. Love bears everything, believes everything, hopes for everything, endures everything.