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1 Thessalonians 4:9

King James Version (KJV)

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1 Thessalonians 4:9

Verse 9 of 18

Scripture focus

But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.

1 Thessalonians 4:9 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 4:9

Theological / Devotional

As touching. Or, “concerning.”

Brotherly love. Gr. Philadelphia (see on Rom. 12:10). Compare Heb. 13:1; 1 John 3:14; 4:20, 21. Paul has discussed (1 Thess. 4:6) a particular type of the violation of principles of love, but feels it unnecessary to pursue the subject further.

Taught of God. When one has accepted the new covenant of grace, and has allowed the Lord to write the divine law in his heart, he is taught of God, and is no longer dependent solely upon human instruction (see Heb. 8:10, 11).

To love one another. The purpose of divine instruction is to promote brotherly love in the believers’ hearts (cf. on ch. 3:12). Fervent brotherly love is one of the strongest evidences of conversion (AA 262).

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