1 Thessalonians 4:9
It is not needed that I should write to you about brotherly love; for you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another.
Montgomery New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
8So that he who rejects this is not rejecting man, but the God who gave you his Holy Spirit.
Cross References
Matthew 22:39"The second, which is like it, is this, "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
John 13:34I give you a new commandment, Love one another!
John 15:12"This is my command, Love one another as I have loved you.
Romans 12:10As for brotherly love, be tenderly affectionate one to another, in honor preferring one another.
Matthew Henry on 1 Thessalonians 4:2-9
Exhortations to Holiness; Caution against Impurity. ( a. d. 51.) 1 Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more. 2 For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus. 3 For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication: 4 That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour; 5 Not in the lust… Read the whole commentary →