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 Car l’Évangile a été aussi annoncé aux morts, afin que, après avoir été jugés comme les hommes quant à la chair, ils vivent selon Dieu quant à l’Esprit.

7 La fin de toutes choses est proche. Soyez donc sages et sobres, pour vaquer à la prière.

8 Avant tout, ayez les uns pour les autres une ardente charité, car La charité couvre une multitude de péchés.

9 Exercez l’hospitalité les uns envers les autres, sans murmures.

10 Comme de bons dispensateurs des diverses grâces de Dieu, que chacun de vous mette au service des autres le don qu’il a reçu,

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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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