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1 Peter 4:8 KJV
1 Peter · chapter 4 · verse 8
And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.1 Peter 4:8 · King James Version
1 Peter 4:8 in context
6For for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.
7But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.
8And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
9Use hospitality one to another without grudging.
10As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
Commentary
Cross references
- Proverbs 10:12
- Colossians 3:14
- Proverbs 17:9
- James 5:20
- 1 Peter 1:22
- 1 Corinthians 13:1-1
- 1 Thessalonians 3:12
- 1 Thessalonians 4:9-10
Key words (Strong's)
- yourselvesheautouhimself, herself, itself, themselvesG1438 →
- multitudeplēthosa multitude, a great number, of men or things, the whole number, the whole multitude, the…G4128 →
- ferventektenēsstretched out, metaph. intent, earnestly, assiduouslyG1618 →
- charityagapēaffection, good will, love, benevolence, brotherly love, love feastsG26 →
- aboveprobeforeG4253 →
- amongeisinto, unto, to, towards, for, amongG1519 →
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We have here an awful position or doctrine, and an inference drawn from it. The position is that the end of all things is at hand. The miserable destruction of the Jewish church and nation foretold by our Saviour is now very near; consequently, the time of their persecution and your sufferings is but very short.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 7-11