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1 Peter 4:8
New English Translation
1 Peter 4:8
New English Translation
8 Above all keep[a] your love for one another fervent,[b] because love covers a multitude of sins.[c]
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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).
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