1 Peter 4:8

Geneva Bible (1560)

But aboue all thinges haue feruent loue among you: for loue shall couer the multitude of sinnes.

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  • Prov 10:12 : 12 Hatred stirreth vp contentions: but loue couereth all trespasses.
  • Prov 17:9 : 9 Hee that couereth a transgression, seeketh loue: but hee that repeateth a matter, separateth the prince.
  • Col 3:14 : 14 And aboue all these thinges put on loue, which is the bond of perfectnes.
  • 1 Pet 1:22 : 22 Hauing purified your soules in obeying the trueth through the spirite, to loue brotherly without faining, loue one another with a pure heart feruently,
  • Jas 5:20 : 20 Let him knowe that he which hath conuerted the sinner from going astray out of his way, shall saue a soule from death, and shal hide a multitude of sinnes.
  • 1 Thess 3:12 : 12 And the Lord increase you, and make you abound in loue one toward another, and towarde all men, euen as we doe toward you:
  • 1 Thess 4:9-9 : 9 But as touching brotherly loue, ye neede not that I write vnto you: for ye are taught of God to loue one another. 10 Yea, and that thing verily yee doe vnto all the brethren, which are throughout all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more,
  • 2 Thess 1:3 : 3 We ought to thanke God alwayes for you, brethren, as it is meete, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the loue of euery one of you toward another, aboundeth,
  • 1 Cor 13:1-14:1 : 1 Though I speake with the tongues of men and Angels, and haue not loue, I am as sounding brasse, or a tinkling cymbal. 2 And though I had the gift of prophecie, and knewe all secrets and all knowledge, yea, if I had all faith, so that I could remooue mountaines and had not loue, I were nothing. 3 And though I feede the poore with all my goods, and though I giue my body, that I be burned, and haue not loue, it profiteth me nothing. 4 Loue suffreth long: it is bountifull: loue enuieth not: loue doeth not boast it selfe: it is not puffed vp: 5 It doeth no vncomely thing: it seeketh not her owne things: it is not prouoked to anger: it thinketh not euill: 6 It reioyceth not in iniquitie, but reioyceth in the trueth: 7 It suffreth all things: it beleeueth all things: it hopeth all things: it endureth all things. 8 Loue doeth neuer fall away, though that prophecyings be abolished, or the tongues cease, or knowledge vanish away. 9 For we knowe in part, and we prophecie in part. 10 But when that which is perfect, is come, then that which is in part, shalbe abolished. 11 When I was a childe, I spake as a childe, I vnderstoode as a childe, I thought as a childe: but when I became a man, I put away childish thinges. 12 For nowe we see through a glasse darkely: but then shall wee see face to face. Nowe I know in part: but then shall I know euen as I am knowen. 13 And nowe abideth faith, hope and loue, euen these three: but the chiefest of these is loue. 1 Folowe after loue, and couet spirituall giftes, and rather that ye may prophecie.
  • 2 Pet 1:6-7 : 6 And with knowledge, temperance: and with temperance, patience: and with patience, godlines: 7 And with godlines, brotherly kindnes: and with brotherly kindnes, loue.
  • 3 John 1:2 : 2 Beloued, I wish chiefly that thou prosperedst and faredst well as thy soule prospereth.
  • 1 Tim 1:5 : 5 For the end of the commaundement is loue out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith vnfained.
  • Heb 13:1 : 1 Let brotherly loue continue.
  • Prov 18:13 : 13 He that answereth a matter before hee heare it, it is folly and shame vnto him.
  • Prov 12:16 : 16 A foole in a day shall be knowen by his anger: but he that couereth shame, is wise.

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  • Col 3:13-14
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    13Forbearing one another, and forgiuing one another, if any man haue a quarel to another: euen as Christ forgaue, euen so doe ye.

    14And aboue all these thinges put on loue, which is the bond of perfectnes.

  • 1 Pet 4:9
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    9Be ye harberous one to another, without grudging.

  • Prov 10:12
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    12Hatred stirreth vp contentions: but loue couereth all trespasses.

  • 1 Pet 3:8
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    8Finally, be ye all of one minde: one suffer with another: loue as brethren: bee pitifull: bee courteous,

  • 1 Pet 1:22
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    22Hauing purified your soules in obeying the trueth through the spirite, to loue brotherly without faining, loue one another with a pure heart feruently,

  • 1 Cor 16:14
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    14Let all your things be done in loue.

  • 2 Pet 1:7-8
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    7And with godlines, brotherly kindnes: and with brotherly kindnes, loue.

    8For if these things be among you, and abound, they will make you that ye neither shalbe idle, nor vnfruitfull in the acknowledging of our Lord Iesus Christ:

  • Eph 4:31-32
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    31Let all bitternesse, and anger, and wrath, crying, and euill speaking be put away from you, with all maliciousnesse.

    32Be ye courteous one to another, & tender hearted, freely forgiuing one another, euen as God for Christes sake, freely forgaue you.

  • 1 Pet 4:7
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    7Now the ende of all things is at hand. Be ye therefore sober, and watching in prayer.

  • 1 Cor 13:4-5
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    4Loue suffreth long: it is bountifull: loue enuieth not: loue doeth not boast it selfe: it is not puffed vp:

    5It doeth no vncomely thing: it seeketh not her owne things: it is not prouoked to anger: it thinketh not euill:

  • Rom 12:9-10
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    9Let loue be without dissimulation. Abhorre that which is euill, and cleaue vnto that which is good.

    10Be affectioned to loue one another with brotherly loue. In giuing honour, goe one before another,

  • Eph 4:2-3
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    2With all humblenesse of minde, and meekenesse, with long suffering, supporting one an other through loue,

    3Endeuouring to keepe the vnitie of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

  • Heb 13:1
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    1Let brotherly loue continue.

  • 1 Cor 13:7
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    7It suffreth all things: it beleeueth all things: it hopeth all things: it endureth all things.

  • 1 John 4:11
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    11Beloued, if God so loued vs, we ought also to loue one another.

  • 1 Thess 3:12
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    12And the Lord increase you, and make you abound in loue one toward another, and towarde all men, euen as we doe toward you:

  • 1 Cor 14:1
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    1Folowe after loue, and couet spirituall giftes, and rather that ye may prophecie.

  • 1 Thess 4:9-10
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    9But as touching brotherly loue, ye neede not that I write vnto you: for ye are taught of God to loue one another.

    10Yea, and that thing verily yee doe vnto all the brethren, which are throughout all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more,

  • Jude 1:21-22
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    21And keepe your selues in the loue of God, looking for the mercie of our Lorde Iesus Christ, vnto eternall life.

    22And haue compassion of some, in putting difference:

  • 3 John 1:5-6
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    5Beloued, thou doest faithfully, whatsoeuer thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers,

    6Which bare witnesse of thy loue before the Churches. Whom if thou bringest on their iourney as it beseemeth according to God, thou shalt doe well,

  • Heb 10:24
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    24And let vs consider one another, to prouoke vnto loue, and to good workes,

  • 2 Cor 2:8
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    8Wherefore, I pray you, that you woulde confirme your loue towards him.

  • Prov 17:9
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    9Hee that couereth a transgression, seeketh loue: but hee that repeateth a matter, separateth the prince.

  • 2 Cor 8:7-8
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    7Therefore, as yee abound in euery thing, in faith and woorde, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your loue towardes vs, euen so see that yee abound in this grace also.

    8This say I not by commaundement, but because of the diligence of others: therefore prooue I the naturalnesse of your loue.

  • 1 Tim 1:5
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    5For the end of the commaundement is loue out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith vnfained.

  • 1 John 4:21
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    21And this comandemet haue we of him, that he that loueth God, should loue his brother also.

  • 2 Thess 1:3
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    3We ought to thanke God alwayes for you, brethren, as it is meete, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the loue of euery one of you toward another, aboundeth,

  • 1 Cor 13:13
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    13And nowe abideth faith, hope and loue, euen these three: but the chiefest of these is loue.

  • Gal 5:14
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    14For all the Lawe is fulfilled in one worde, which is this, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe.

  • 1 Pet 5:14
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    14Greete ye one another with the kisse of loue. Peace be with you all which are in Christ Iesus, Amen.

  • John 13:35
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    35By this shall all men knowe that ye are my disciples, if ye haue loue one to another.

  • 1 Thess 5:13
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    13That yee haue them in singular loue for their workes sake. Bee at peace among your selues.

  • Acts 4:32
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    32And the multitude of them that beleeued, were of one heart, and of one soule: neither any of them said, that any thing of that which he possessed, was his owne, but they had all thinges common.

  • 1 John 4:7
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    7Beloued, let vs loue one another: for loue commeth of God, & euery one that loueth, is borne of God, and knoweth God.

  • Rom 13:8
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    8Owe nothing to any man, but to loue one another: for he that loueth another, hath fulfilled the Lawe.

  • 1 Cor 12:31
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    31But desire you the best giftes, and I will yet shewe you a more excellent way.

  • 2 Cor 6:6
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    6By watchings, by fastings, by puritie, by knowledge, by long suffering, by kindnesse, by the holy Ghost, by loue vnfained,

  • 1 Thess 4:12
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    12That yee may behaue your selues honestly towarde them that are without, and that nothing be lacking vnto you.

  • 1 Pet 5:7
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    7Cast all your care on him: for he careth for you.

  • 2 Cor 4:15
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    15For all thinges are for your sakes, that that most plenteous grace by the thankesgiuing of many, may redound to the praise of God.