Parallel Verses
John Wesley New Testament
Touching brotherly love, we need not write to you: for ye yourselves are taught of God 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;
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,
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 despiseth, despiseth not man but God; who hath also given you his Holy Spirit. 9 Touching brotherly love, we need not write to you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another. 10 And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren that are in all Macedonia; but we exhort you, brethren, that ye increase more and more,
Names
Cross References
1 Thessalonians 5:1
But of the times and seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write to you.
Romans 12:10
In brotherly love be full of tender affection toward each other, in honour preferring one another:
1 John 3:11
For this is the message which ye heard from the beginning, that we love one another.
1 John 3:23
And this is his commandment, that we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
Hebrews 13:1
Let brotherly love continue.
Matthew 22:39
On these two commandments
John 6:44-45
No man can come to me, unless the Father who hath sent me, draw him; and I will raise him up at the last day.
John 13:34-35
A new commandment I give you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
John 14:26
the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and will bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said to you.
John 15:12-17
This is my commandment, that ye love one another, as I have loved you.
Acts 4:32
And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart, and of one soul: and not so much as one said that ought of the things which he had, was his own, but they had all things common.
Ephesians 5:1-2
Be ye therefore followers of God, as beloved children: And walk in love,
Hebrews 8:10-11
For this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord: I will put my laws in their minds, and write them on their hearts, and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people.
Hebrews 10:16
for after he had said before, This is the covenant which I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord: I will put my laws into their hearts, and write them in their minds,
1 Peter 3:8
Finally, Be ye all of one mind, sympathizing with each other, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:
1 Peter 4:8
And above all things, have fervent love to each other; for love will cover a multitude of sins.
2 Peter 1:7
and to patience godliness, And to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love.
1 John 2:10
He that loveth his brother, abideth in the light, and there is no occasion of stumbling in him.
1 John 2:20-27
But ye have an anointing from the Holy one, and know all things.
1 John 3:14-19
We know, that we are passed from death to life, because we love the brethren: he that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
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
And this commandment have we from him, that he who loveth God, love his brother also.