1 Thessalonians 4:9
But as to brotherly love, ye need not that I write unto you; for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
1770 John Worsley NT
In The King James Version
In Context
8He therefore who rejecteth us, rejecteth not man, but God; who hath given us his holy Spirit.
Cross References
Matthew 22:39Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
John 13:34A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; ---as I have loved you, that ye also love one another: for by this shall all men know that ye are my disciples,
John 15:12This is my commandment, that ye love one another, as I have loved you.
Romans 12:10be tenderly affected with brotherly love to each other, 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 →