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1 Thessalonians 4:9 KJV
1 Thessalonians · chapter 4 · verse 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.1 Thessalonians 4:9 · King James Version
1 Thessalonians 4:9 in context
7For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.
8He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.
9But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
10And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more;
11And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
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Key words (Strong's)
- yourselvesautoshimself, herself, themselves, itself, he, she, it, the sameG846 →
- touchingperiabout, concerning, on account of, because of, around, nearG4012 →
- writegraphōto write, with reference to the form of the letters, to delineate letters on a tablet…G1125 →
- lovephiladelphialove of brothers or sisters, brotherly love, in the NT the love which Christians cherish…G5360 →
- needechōto haveG2192 →
- needchreianecessity, need, duty, businessG5532 →
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In these words the apostle mentions the great duties, I. Of brotherly love. This he exhorts them to increase in yet more and more.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 9-12