Parallel Verses
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.
New American Standard Bible
Now as to the
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
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;
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.
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;
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,
Themes
Brotherly love » General references to
Character » Of saints » Loving
Instruction » Of children encouraged » Love's great lesson
Topics
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Philadelphia
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Thessalonians 4:9
Prayers for 1 Thessalonians 4:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Affirmation Of Continuing Love
8 he therefore that violates these precepts, does not despise man, but God, who has endued me with his holy spirit. 9 As to brotherly love, I have no occasion to write about it, God himself having instructed you to love one another. 10 this indeed you practise towards all our brethren in Macedonia; and we only exhort you to advance more and more therein:
Names
Cross References
1 Thessalonians 5:1
It is not necessary, my brethren, to specify the exact time:
Romans 12:10
in brotherly kindness be passionately affected to one another; in honour prefer one another:
1 John 3:11
for this is the doctrine that you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
1 John 3:23
now this is his commandment, that we believe in his son Jesus Christ, and that we love one another, as he commanded us.
Hebrews 13:1
Let brotherly love still reign.
Matthew 22:39
and the second has an affinity with it, "thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy self."
John 6:44-45
no man can come to me, except the father who hath sent me, conduct him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
John 13:34-35
a new commandment I give unto you, "that ye love one another; that you would have the same love for one another as I have had for you."
John 14:26
but the advocate, the holy spirit, whom the father will send for my sake, he will explain every thing to you, and make you remember, all that I have told you.
John 15:12-17
this is my commandment, that ye love one another, as I have loved you.
Acts 4:32
Now the whole body of believers were but one heart, and one soul: no one look'd upon what he possessed, as his own, but every thing was held in common.
Ephesians 5:1-2
Be ye therefore imitators of God, as his dear children; live together in love,
Hebrews 8:10-11
but this is the alliance that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord: I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Hebrews 10:16
"this is the alliance that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their mind will I write them:
1 Peter 3:8
In a word, live all of you in perfect agreement and sympathy, be full of fraternal love, compassion, and affability.
1 Peter 4:8
but above all, let your mutual benevolence be intense, for benevolence cancels a multitude of offences.
2 Peter 1:7
to piety, fraternal affection: and to fraternal affection, universal benevolence.
1 John 2:10
he that loves his brother, abides in the light, and will be secure from stumbling.
1 John 2:20-27
As for you who have receiv'd the unction of the holy spirit, you know the whole affair.
1 John 3:14-19
as for us, we know, that we have passed from a state of death to that of life, because we love our brethren: he that does not love his brother, is in a destructive state.
1 John 4:7-16
Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth, is born of God, and knoweth God.
1 John 4:21-1
besides, 'tis a commandment we have receiv'd from him, that he who would love God, must love his brother also.