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1 Peter 4:8-10
New English Translation
1 Peter 4:8-10
New English Translation
8 Above all keep[a] your love for one another fervent,[b] because love covers a multitude of sins.[c] 9 Show hospitality[d] to one another without complaining. 10 Just as each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another[e] as good stewards of the varied grace of God.
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- 1 Peter 4:8 tn The primary verb of v. 8 is a participle (“having”) but it continues the sense of command from v. 7.
- 1 Peter 4:8 tn Or “constant.”
- 1 Peter 4:8 sn The statement of v. 8b, love covers a multitude of sins, is proverbial: It is quoted from Prov 10:12 (cf. Jas 5:20). It speaks of the forbearance that comes with love: Christian love is patient and forgiving toward the offenses of a fellow Christian (Matt 18:21-22; 1 Cor 13:4-7).
- 1 Peter 4:9 tn There is no main verb in this verse (“showing hospitality” translates the adjective φιλόξενοι [philoxenoi]), but it continues the sense of command from v. 7.
- 1 Peter 4:10 tn Grk “serving it to one another.” The primary verb is a participle but it continues the sense of command from v. 7.
1 Peter 4:8-10
New International Version
1 Peter 4:8-10
New International Version
8 Above all, love each other deeply,(A) because love covers over a multitude of sins.(B) 9 Offer hospitality(C) to one another without grumbling.(D) 10 Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others,(E) as faithful(F) stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.
1 Peter 4:8-10
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
1 Peter 4:8-10
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
8 (A)Above all, let your love for one another be intense, because love covers a multitude of sins.[a] 9 Be hospitable to one another without complaining.(B) 10 As each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of God’s varied grace.(C)
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1 Peter 4:8-10
King James Version
1 Peter 4:8-10
King James Version
8 And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
9 Use hospitality one to another without grudging.
10 As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
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1 Peter 4:8-10
New King James Version
1 Peter 4:8-10
New King James Version
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