love is patient
Devotion endures delays
Love is patient is the opening phrase of a famous biblical passage on love (1 Corinthians 13), often read at weddings.
The full passage catalogs love's qualities: patient, kind, not envious or boastful.
The phrase has become shorthand for the ideal that genuine love endures difficulties without frustration or complaint: Love is patient—I'll wait as long as it takes.
- kindType or caring
- gentleSoft and kind
- enduringPersisting through time
- waitingRemaining in expectation
- understandingMental comprehension of something
forbearing · steadfast · tender · longsuffering · gracious · calm · forgiving · devoted · unwavering · tolerant · compassionate · faithful · hopeful · quiet · merciful · lasting · persevering · nurturing
- Scripture PhrasesJohn 3:16, Lord's Prayer, Our Father, Ten Commandments, Beatitudes
- CorinthiansPaul, Corinth, First Corinthians, Second Corinthians, Chloe
- sacred loveagape, caritas, divine grace, divine compassion