Parallel Verses

Weymouth New Testament

But on the subject of love for the brotherhood it is unnecessary for me to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another;

New American Standard Bible

Now as to the love of the brethren, you have no need for anyone to write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another;

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

About brotherly love: You don’t need me to write you because you yourselves are taught by God to love one another.

International Standard Version

Now you do not need anyone to write to you about brotherly love, since you have been taught by God to love each other.

A Conservative Version

But about brotherly love ye have no need to write to you, for ye yourselves are taught by God in order to love each other.

American Standard Version

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;

Amplified

Now concerning brotherly love, you have no need for anyone to write you, for you have been [personally] taught by God to love one another [that is, to have an unselfish concern for others and to do things for their benefit].

An Understandable Version

Now you people do not need anyone to write to you about loving [your] brothers, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another.

Anderson New Testament

But with respect to brotherly love, you have no need that I write to you: for you yourselves are taught of God to love one another;

Bible in Basic English

But about loving the brothers, there is no need for me to say anything to you in this letter: for you have the teaching of God that love for one another is right and necessary;

Common New Testament

Now concerning love of the brethren you have no need to have any one write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another;

Daniel Mace New Testament

As to brotherly love, I have no occasion to write about it, God himself having instructed you to love one another.

Darby Translation

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

Godbey New Testament

But concerning brotherly love you have no need that I write to you: for you yourselves are taught of God to love one another with divine love;

Goodspeed New Testament

You do not need to have anyone write to you about brotherly love, for you have yourselves been taught by God to love one another,

John Wesley New Testament

Touching brotherly love, we need not write to you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.

Julia Smith Translation

And for brotherly love ye have no need to write to you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

But concerning brotherly love, I do not have need to write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another,

Modern King James verseion

But regarding brotherly love, you do not need that I write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

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

Moffatt New Testament

You need no one to write you upon brotherly love, for you are yourselves taught by God to love one another,

Montgomery New Testament

It is not needed that I should write to you about brotherly love; for you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another.

NET Bible

Now on the topic of brotherly love you have no need for anyone to write you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another.

New Heart English Bible

But concerning brotherly love, you have no need that one write to you. For you yourselves are taught by God to love one another,

Noyes New Testament

But concerning brotherly love there is no need of writing to you; for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another;

Sawyer New Testament

But concerning brotherly love, you have no need that I should write to you; for you are taught by God to love one another;

The Emphasized Bible

But, concerning brotherly love - no need, have ye, that we be writing unto you; for, ye yourselves, are, God-taught, to the loving of one another; -

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Now concerning brotherly love, I have no need to write unto you: for ye yourselves are divinely taught to love one another.

Twentieth Century New Testament

As to love for the Brethren there is no need to write to you; for you have yourselves been taught by God to love one another;

Webster

But concerning brotherly love ye need not that I write to you: for ye yourselves are taught by God to love one another.

Williams New Testament

Now as to brotherly love, you have no need of anyone's writing you, for you have yourselves been taught by God to love one another,

World English Bible

But concerning brotherly love, you have no need that one write to you. For you yourselves are taught by God to love one another,

Worrell New Testament

But concerning brotherly love, ye have no need that one write to you; for ye yourselves are taught by God to love one another;

Worsley New Testament

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

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
But
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

περί 
Peri 
Usage: 254

φιλαδελφία 
Philadelphia 
Usage: 6

ye need
ἔχω 
Echo 
have, be, need , , vr have
Usage: 479

not
οὐ 
Ou 
not, no, cannot ,
Usage: 1032

γράφω 
Grapho 
Usage: 149

ὑμῖν 
Humin 
you, ye, your, not tr,
Usage: 293

for
γάρ 
Gar 
for, , not tr
Usage: 825

ye
ὑμείς 
Humeis 
ye, ye yourselves, you, not tr
Usage: 120


Usage: 0

are
ἐστέ 
Este 
are, be, is, belong to, have been, not tr
Usage: 53

taught of God
θεοδίδακτος 
theodidaktos 
taught of God
Usage: 1

to
εἰς 
Eis 
into, to, unto, for, in, on, toward, against,
Usage: 1267

G25
ἀγαπάω 
Agapao 
Usage: 92

Prayers for 1 Thessalonians 4:9

Context Readings

Affirmation Of Continuing Love

8 Therefore a defiant spirit in such a case provokes not man but God, who puts His Holy Spirit into your hearts. 9 But on the subject of love for the brotherhood it is unnecessary for me to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another; 10 and indeed you do love all the brethren throughout Macedonia. And we exhort you to do so more and more,


Cross References

1 Thessalonians 5:1

But as to times and dates it is unnecessary that anything be written to you.

Romans 12:10

As for brotherly love, be affectionate to one another; in matters of worldly honour, yield to one another.

1 John 3:11

For this is the Message you have heard from the beginning--that we are to love one another.

1 John 3:23

And this is His command--that we are to believe in His Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as He has commanded us to do.

Hebrews 13:1

Let brotherly love always continue.

Matthew 22:39

And the second is similar to it: 'Thou shalt love thy fellow man as much as thyself.'

John 6:44-45

"no one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him; then I will raise him to life on the last day.

John 13:34-35

A new commandment I give you, to love one another; that as I have loved you, you also may love one another.

John 14:26

But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send at my request, will teach you everything, and will bring to your memories all that I have said to you.

John 15:12-17

This is my commandment to you, to love one another as I have loved you.

Acts 4:32

Among all those who had embraced the faith there was but one heart and soul, so that none of them claimed any of his possessions as his own, but everything they had was common property;

Ephesians 5:1-2

Therefore be imitators of God, as His dear children.

Hebrews 8:10-11

But this is the Covenant that I will covenant with the house of Israel after those days,' says the Lord: I will put My laws into their minds and will write them upon their hearts. And I will indeed be their God and they shall be My People.

Hebrews 10:16

"'This is the Covenant that I will make with them after those days,' says the Lord: 'I will put My laws upon their hearts and will write them on their minds;'"

1 Peter 3:8

In conclusion, all of you should be of one mind, quick to sympathize, kind to the brethren, tenderhearted, lowly-minded,

1 Peter 4:8

Above all continue to love one another fervently, for love throws a veil over a multitude of faults.

2 Peter 1:7

along with power of endurance, godliness; along with godliness, brotherly affection; and along with brotherly affection, love.

1 John 2:10

He who loves his brother man continues in the light, and his life puts no stumbling-block in the way of others.

1 John 2:20-27

As for you, you have an anointing from the holy One and have perfect knowledge.

1 John 3:14-19

As for us, we know that we have already passed out of death into Life--because we love our brother men. He who is destitute of love continues dead.

1 John 4:7-16

Dear friends, let us love one another; for love has its origin in God, and every one who loves has become a child of God and is beginning to know God.

1 John 4:21-1

And the command which we have from Him is that he who loves God must love his brother man also.

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