Agape – Suffereth Long

This series of Artios Letters will expound upon the biblical usages of agape and define each characteristic. They will show the reader what each characteristic means and how to manifest them. Biblical support is provided for each topic. The clear-cut information that follows will enable any Christian to attain a disciplined life through agape, and begin to reap the benefits of such a lifestyle.

Our quest begins with the first characteristic of agape – called suffereth long. Keeping in mind that we are dealing with old English phrases, we have to find out what this really means.