1 Peter 4:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.”

1 Peter 4:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Peter 4:8 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Peter 4:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“And above all things be earnest in your love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude of sins.”

1 Peter 4:8 — World English Bible

1 Peter 4:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“above all things being fervent in your love among yourselves; for love covereth a multitude of sins:”

1 Peter 4:8 — American Standard Version

1 Peter 4:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and, before all things, to one another having the earnest love, because the love shall cover a multitude of sins;”

1 Peter 4:8 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Peter 4:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“but before all things having fervent love among yourselves, because love covers a multitude of sins;”

1 Peter 4:8 — Darby Translation

1 Peter 4:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But aboue all thinges haue feruent loue among you: for loue shall couer the multitude of sinnes.”

1 Peter 4:8 — Geneva Bible

1 Peter 4:8 in Context — 1 Peter 4

6 Porque por esto también ha sido predicado el evangelio á los muertos; para que sean juzgados en carne según los hombres, y vivan en espíritu según Dios.

7 Mas el fin de todas las cosas se acerca: sed pues templados, y velad en oración.

8 Y sobre todo, tened entre vosotros ferviente caridad; porque la caridad cubrirá multitud de pecados.

9 Hospedaos los unos á los otros sin murmuraciones.

10 Cada uno según el don que ha recibido, adminístrelo á los otros, como buenos dispensadores de las diferentes gracias de Dios.

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What Does 1 Peter 4:8 Mean?

1 Peter 4:8 is a verse from the Book of 1 Peter, part of the New Testament. It appears in 1 Peter chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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