1 Peter 4:8
But aboue all thinges haue feruent loue among you: for loue shall couer the multitude of sinnes.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
7Now the ende of all things is at hand. Be ye therefore sober, and watching in prayer.
9Be ye harberous one to another, without grudging.
Cross References
Proverbs 12:16A foole in a day shall be knowen by his anger: but he that couereth shame, is wise.
Proverbs 18:13He that answereth a matter before hee heare it, it is folly and shame vnto him.
Colossians 3:14And aboue all these thinges put on loue, which is the bond of perfectnes.
1 Thessalonians 4:9But as touching brotherly loue, ye neede not that I write vnto you: for ye are taught of God to loue one another.
1 Timothy 1:5For the end of the commandement is loue out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith vnfained.
James 5:12But before all thinges, my brethren, sweare not, neither by heauen, nor by earth, nor by any other othe: but let your yea, be yea, and your nay, nay, lest ye fall into condemnation.
Matthew Henry on 1 Peter 4:8-12
Sobriety, Watchfulness, and Charity; Improvement of Talents. ( a. d. 66.) 7 But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer. 8 And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins. 9 Use hospitality one to another without grudging. 10 As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. 11 If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man… Read the whole commentary →