1 Corinthians 13:5, Charity is Not Easily Provoked
“To provoke” is “to rouse to anger or indignation.” It describes one who is short-fused. It has the idea “to irritate, to cause to be upset”. The grammatical context tells us that it is an external provocation that stirs up this anger perhaps when our expectations are not met. This charity is that God-given grace not to be easily offended in the face of provocations.