See if you can notice something you have never seen before. The first few verses set up the priority, or importance of love. Verse 4 begins with some descriptions of love. Last week we talked about the importance of patience in a relationship. A second quality of love is kindness.
Love is kind.
We think of kindness, we might think of a kind tone in our voice. Let's look up some cross references on kindness. Let's all say Mephibosheth together. If you ever are in a Bible study and want to sound smart, all you have to do is say Mephibosheth's name. Read verse 11 again.