Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. New Living Translation Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other, for love covers a multitude of sins. English Standard Version Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins. Berean Standard Bible Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. Berean Literal Bible above all things, having fervent love among yourselves, because love covers over a multitude of sins, King James Bible And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins. New King James Version And above all things have fervent love for one another, for “love will cover a multitude of sins.” New American Standard Bible Above all, keep fervent in your love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins. NASB 1995 Above all, keep fervent in your love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins. NASB 1977 Above all, keep fervent in your love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins. Legacy Standard Bible Above all, keep fervent in your love for one another, because LOVE COVERS A MULTITUDE OF SINS. Amplified Bible Above all, have fervent and unfailing love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins [it overlooks unkindness and unselfishly seeks the best for others]. Christian Standard Bible Above all, maintain constant love for one another, since love covers a multitude of sins. Holman Christian Standard Bible Above all, maintain an intense love for each other, since love covers a multitude of sins. American Standard Version above all things being fervent in your love among yourselves; for love covereth a multitude of sins: Contemporary English Version Most important of all, you must sincerely love each other, because love wipes away many sins. English Revised Version above all things being fervent in your love among yourselves; for love covereth a multitude of sins: GOD'S WORD® Translation Above all, love each other warmly, because love covers many sins. Good News Translation Above everything, love one another earnestly, because love covers over many sins. International Standard Version Above all, continue to love each other deeply, because love covers a multitude of sins. Majority Standard Bible Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. NET Bible Above all keep your love for one another fervent, because love covers a multitude of sins. New Heart English Bible Above all things be earnest in your love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude of sins. Webster's Bible Translation And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity will cover a multitude of sins. Weymouth New Testament Above all continue to love one another fervently, for love throws a veil over a multitude of faults. World English Bible And above all things be earnest in your love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude of sins. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionBefore all things, having earnest love among yourselves, because love covers a multitude of sins; Berean Literal Bible above all things, having fervent love among yourselves, because love covers over a multitude of sins, Young's Literal Translation and, before all things, to one another having the earnest love, because the love shall cover a multitude of sins; Smith's Literal Translation More than all having intent love among yourselves: for love shall cover a multitude of sins. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBut before all things have a constant mutual charity among yourselves: for charity covereth a multitude of sins. Catholic Public Domain Version But, before all things, have a constant mutual charity among yourselves. For love covers a multitude of sins. New American Bible Above all, let your love for one another be intense, because love covers a multitude of sins. New Revised Standard Version Above all, maintain constant love for one another, for love covers a multitude of sins. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd above all things have fervent charity towards one another: because charity covers a multitude of sins. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And before everything, have a severe love for each other, for love covers a multitude of sins. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentBut, above all things, have fervent love one for another; for love will cover a multitude of sins. Godbey New Testament before all things having divine love stedfast toward one another; because divine love covers a multitude of sins: Haweis New Testament But above all things have fervent love towards each other: for love will conceal a multitude of faults. Mace New Testament but above all, let your mutual benevolence be intense, for benevolence cancels a multitude of offences. Weymouth New Testament Above all continue to love one another fervently, for love throws a veil over a multitude of faults. Worrell New Testament above all things, having fervent love among yourselves, because love covers a multitude of sins; Worsley New Testament having above all things fervent love to each other; for love will cover a multitude of sins. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Living for God's Glory…7The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray. 8Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. 9Show hospitality to one another without complaining.… Cross References 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. / It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. / Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth. ... Proverbs 10:12 Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions. Colossians 3:14 And over all these virtues put on love, which is the bond of perfect unity. John 13:34-35 A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another. / By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another.” Matthew 22:37-40 Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ / This is the first and greatest commandment. / And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ ... Romans 13:8-10 Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. / The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” / Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. 1 John 4:7-8 Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. / Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. 1 John 3:16-18 By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers. / If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him? / Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth. Ephesians 4:2-3 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, / and with diligence to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. Galatians 5:14 The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” James 5:20 consider this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and cover over a multitude of sins. Luke 6:27-28 But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, / bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. 1 John 4:11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. 1 Thessalonians 3:12 And may the Lord cause you to increase and overflow with love for one another and for everyone else, just as our love for you overflows, 1 John 4:19-21 We love because He first loved us. / If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen. / And we have this commandment from Him: Whoever loves God must love his brother as well. Treasury of Scripture And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins. above. Colossians 3:14 And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. James 5:12 But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation. 3 John 1:2 Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. fervent. 1 Peter 1:22 Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal… 1 Corinthians 14:1 Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy. for. Proverbs 10:12 Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins. Proverbs 12:16 A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame. Proverbs 17:9 He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends. shall. Jump to Previous Charity Continue Cover Covereth Covers Earnest Faults Fervent Fervently Forgiveness Hold Love Multitude Sins Throws Unfailing Veil YourselvesJump to Next Charity Continue Cover Covereth Covers Earnest Faults Fervent Fervently Forgiveness Hold Love Multitude Sins Throws Unfailing Veil Yourselves1 Peter 4 1. He exhorts them to cease from sin and live fore God,12. and comforts them against persecution. Above all This phrase emphasizes the supreme importance of what follows. In the Greek, "πρὸ πάντων" (pro pantōn) suggests a priority or preeminence. In the context of Peter's epistle, it underscores the centrality of love in the Christian life. Historically, the early church faced persecution and internal challenges, making the call to prioritize love even more critical. This phrase serves as a reminder that, despite various trials and duties, love must remain the foremost guiding principle. love one another deeply because love covers over a multitude of sins Shall cover.--Properly, neither "shall" nor "will," the right reading being present, covereth. The words are usually said to be a quotation from Proverbs 10:12, "Hatred stirreth up strifes, but love covereth all sins;" but they are widely different from the LXX. in that passage, and also vary from the Hebrew; and as precisely the same variation occurs in James 5:20, it seems more probable either that St. Peter had the passage of St. James consciously in his mind, or that the proverb was current and familiar to both writers in the form, "Love covereth a multitude of sins." It is, therefore, unsafe to argue from the exact shade of meaning which the words bear in Proverbs 10:12. To "cover," in Hebrew, often means to "forgive," the idea being that of an offensive object which you bury or hide by putting something else over it; see, for examples, Psalm 32:1; Psalm 85:2; and the place in Proverbs seems to mean that whereas a bitter enemy will rake up every old grudge again and again, one who loves will not allow even himself to see the wrongs done to him by a friend. If this sense be accepted here, it will imply that the Christians in Asia had a good deal to put up with from each other; but even so, the argument seems a little strained: "Keep your charity at its full stretch, because charity forgives, however many the wrongs may be." It far better suits the context to take the proverb in the same sense as in St. James, without any reference to the Old Testament passage. In St. James it is usually taken to mean, "He shall save (the convert's) soul from death, and shall cover (i.e., procure for him the pardon of) a multitude of sins;" but as the true reading there is "his soul," it is more natural to suppose that St. James is holding up, as the reward of converting the sinner, that the person who does so shall save his own soul, and procure for himself the pardon of a multitude of sins. So here it seems obvious that St. Peter is urging charity as something which will be found advantageous when the "end of all things" comes; and the advantage he mentions is, "because charity covereth a multitude of sins:" i.e., the exercise of this grace makes up for a great many other shortcomings in the man. A very good case might be made out for a doctrine of Justification by Love. . . . Verse 8. - And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves; more literally, before all things, having your love towards one another intense. The existence of charity is taken for granted. Christians must love one another; love is the very badge of their profession. The apostle urges his readers to keep that love intense, and that before all things; for charity is the first of Christian graces. (On the word "intense" (ἐκτενής), see note on 1 Peter 1:22.) For charity shall cover the multitude of sins. Read and translate, with the Revised Version, for love covereth a multitude of sins. If St. Peter is directly quoting Proverbs 10:12, he is not using the Septuagint, as he commonly does, but translating from the Hebrew. The Septuagint rendering is quite different, Πάντας δὲ τοὺς μὴ φιλονεικοῦντας καλύπτει φιλία. But it may be that the words had become proverbial. We find them also in James 5:20, "He which converteth the sinner... shall hide a multitude of sins." St. James means that he will obtain God's forgiveness for the converted sinner; but in Proverbs 10:12 the meaning (as is plain from the context) is that love covers the sins of others; does not stir up strifes, as hatred does, but promotes concord by concealing and forgiving sins. This is probably St. Peter's meaning here: "Take care that your charity is intense, for only thus can you forgive as you are bidden to forgive, as you hope to be forgiven." Perhaps he was thinking of the "seventy times seven," to which the Lord had told him that forgiveness was to extend. But his words may well be understood as implying more than this. Love shown in forgiving others will win forgiveness for yourselves: "Forgive, and ye shall be forgiven." Love manifested in converting others will cover their sins, and obtain God's forgiveness for them. In the deepest sense, it is only the love of Christ energizing in his atoning work which can cover sin; but true charity, Christian love, flows from that holiest love. "Love is of God, and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God." Therefore in some sense Christian love, flowing from the love of Christ, and bringing the Christian very near to Christ, covers sins; for it keeps the Christian close to the cross, within the immediate sphere of the blessed influences of the atonement, so that he becomes a center of grace, a light kindled from the true Light, a well of living waters fed by the one fountain which is opened for sin and for uncleanness. The mutual love of Christians, their kindly words and deeds, check the work of sin; their prayers, their intercessions, call down the forgiveness of God. Therefore, in the view of the approaching end, charity is before all things precious for our own souls and for the souls of others.Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Aboveπρὸ (pro) Preposition Strong's 4253: A primary preposition; 'fore', i.e. In front of, prior to. all, πάντων (pantōn) Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. love ἀγάπην (agapēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 26: From agapao; love, i.e. Affection or benevolence; specially a love-feast. one another ἑαυτοὺς (heautous) Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural Strong's 1438: Himself, herself, itself. deeply, ἐκτενῆ (ektenē) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 1618: Intent, constant, strenuous, intense; met: earnest, zealous. From ekteino; intent. because ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction Strong's 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. love ἀγάπη (agapē) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 26: From agapao; love, i.e. Affection or benevolence; specially a love-feast. covers over καλύπτει (kalyptei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2572: To veil, hide, conceal, envelop. Akin to klepto and krupto; to cover up. a multitude πλῆθος (plēthos) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 4128: A multitude, crowd, great number, assemblage. From pletho; a fulness, i.e. A large number, throng, populace. of sins. ἁμαρτιῶν (hamartiōn) Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural Strong's 266: From hamartano; a sin. 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