1 Thessalonians 4:9 KJV — MannaFest

1 Thessalonians 4:9

But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.

KJV

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ASV

But concerning love of the brethren ye have no need that one write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another;

WEB

Now about brotherly love, you do not need anyone to write to you, because you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another.

YLT

And concerning the brotherly love, ye have no need of my writing to you, for ye yourselves are God-taught to love one another,

DBT

Now concerning brotherly love ye have no need that we should write to you, for ye yourselves are taught ofGod to love one another.

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1 Thessalonians — Paul's earliest letter. Thanksgiving for a young church's faith, and plain teaching on holy living and the return of Christ.

Author: Paul, with Silvanus and Timothy (1:1)
Date: c. AD 50–51, from Corinth

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John 6:45
It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.
1 John 4:7
Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
1 Peter 4:8
And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
Philippians 1:9
And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;
Romans 12:10
Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;

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What it is that the apostle commends in them. It was not so much their own virtue as God's grace; yet he takes notice of the evidence they gave of the grace of God in them. (1.) It was God's grace that he took special notice of: that God had taught them this good lesson: You yourselves are taught of God to love one another,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Whoever does that which is good is taught of God to do it, and God must have the glory. All who are savingly taught of God are taught this lesson, to love one another. This is the livery of Christ's family.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

brotherly love, &c.--referring here to acts of brotherly kindness in relieving distressed brethren. Some oldest manuscripts support English Version reading, "YE have"; others, and those the weightiest, read, "WE have." We need not write, as ye yourselves are taught, and that by God: namely, in the heart by the Holy Spirit (Joh 6:45;

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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1TH 4:9ROM 12:10 PHP 2:3
1TH 4:9ROM 12:10 JHN 13:34-35
1TH 4:9ROM 12:10 HEB 13:1
1TH 4:91JN 3:11 JHN 15:12
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1TH 4:9ROM 12:10 1JN 4:11
1TH 4:9ROM 12:10 1PE 3:8-9
1TH 4:91JN 4:21 1PE 3:8
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
1TH 4:91JN 4:21 MAT 22:37-39

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