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
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,
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,
Themes
Brotherly love » General references to
Character » Of saints » Loving
Instruction » Of children encouraged » Love's great lesson
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Thessalonians 4:9
Prayers for 1 Thessalonians 4:9
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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,
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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.