Brant A. Gardner argues that the language of Moroni 7:45 is dependent upon 1 Corinthians 13:4-7.
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Brant A. Gardner, Second Witness: Analytical and Contextual Commentary on the Book of Mormon, 6 vols. (Salt Lake City: Greg Kofford Books, 2007), 6:380-81
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Reference: This verse closely follows the language of 1 Corinthians 13:4-7:
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, nut rejoiceth in the truth;
Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
Undoubtedly, 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 is the model upon which Moroni 7:45 is written. Obviously, the same reason for similarity of language exists here as on other occasions where New Testament passages appear in the context of the Book of Mormon text. Joseph’s familiarity with King James language has supplied the vocabulary for this concept.
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