爱是恒久忍耐,和蔼仁慈的;爱不嫉妒,不吹嘘,不自大,不作害羞的事,不求自己的利益,不轻易发怒,不计算人的恶,不因不义而欢喜,只因真理而高兴;爱能凡事包容,凡事相信,凡事期待,凡事忍耐;爱是永恒的。(《新约·哥林多前书》第1 3章) Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious pr boastful or arroga nt or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or re sentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. I t bears all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never end s.