Bible verse

1 Thessalonians 4:9

Now about brotherly love, you do not need anyone to write to you, because you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another.

1 Thessalonians 4:9 · BSB

1 Thessalonians 4:9 in context

The verses around it, from 1 Thessalonians 4.

5 not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God;

6 and no one should ever violate or exploit his brother in this regard, because the Lord will avenge all such acts, as we have already told you and solemnly warned you.

7 For God has not called us to impurity, but to holiness.

8 Anyone, then, who rejects this command does not reject man but God, the very One who gives you His Holy Spirit.

9 Now about brotherly love, you do not need anyone to write to you, because you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another.

10 And you are indeed showing this love to all the brothers throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, to excel more and more

11 and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you.

12 Then you will behave properly toward outsiders, without being dependent on anyone.

13 Brothers, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who are without hope.

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1 Thessalonians 4:9 in other translations

KJV

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

ASV

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;

ERV

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;

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