1 Thessalonians 4:9 — Bible Verse (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.”

1 Thessalonians 4:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Thessalonians 4:9 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Thessalonians 4:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“But concerning brotherly love, you have no need that one write to you. For you yourselves are taught by God to love one another,”

1 Thessalonians 4:9 — World English Bible

1 Thessalonians 4:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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;”

1 Thessalonians 4:9 — American Standard Version

1 Thessalonians 4:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And concerning the brotherly love, ye have no need of <FI>my<Fi> writing to you, for ye yourselves are God-taught to love one another,”

1 Thessalonians 4:9 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Thessalonians 4:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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.”

1 Thessalonians 4:9 — Darby Translation

1 Thessalonians 4:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But as touching brotherly loue, ye neede not that I write vnto you: for ye are taught of God to loue one another.”

1 Thessalonians 4:9 — Geneva Bible

1 Thessalonians 4:9 in Context — 1 Thessalonians 4

7 Porque no nos ha llamado Dios á inmundicia, sino á santificación.

8 Así que, el que menosprecia, no menosprecia á hombre, sino á Dios, el cual también nos dió su Espíritu Santo.

9 Mas acerca de la caridad fraterna no habéis menester que os escriba: porque vosotros mismos habéis aprendido de Dios que os améis los unos á los otros;

10 Y también lo hacéis [así] con todos los hermanos que están por toda Macedonia. Empero os rogamos, hermanos, que abundéis más;

11 Y que procuréis tener quietud, y hacer vuestros negocios, y obréis de vuestras manos de la manera que os hemos mandado;

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What Does 1 Thessalonians 4:9 Mean?

1 Thessalonians 4:9 is a verse from the Book of 1 Thessalonians, part of the New Testament. It appears in 1 Thessalonians chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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