1 Peter 4:8
And above all things, have fervent love one towards another; for love covereth a multitude of sins.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
7But the end of all things approacheth: therefore be sober, and be wakeful for prayer.
9And be ye compassionate to strangers, without murmuring.
Cross References
Colossians 3:14And with all these, join love, which is the girdle of perfection.
1 Thessalonians 4:9Now concerning love to the brethren, ye need not that I should write to you; for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
1 Timothy 1:5Now the end of the command is love, which is from a pure heart, and from a good conscience, and from true faith.
James 5:12But above all things, my brethren, swear ye not; neither by heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath: but let your language be yes, yes, and no, no, lest ye become obnoxious to judgment.
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 →