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1 Peter 4:8

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← 1 Peter 4:7	1 Peter 4:8 (KJV)	1 Peter 4:9 →
But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.	And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.	Use hospitality one to another without grudging.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And^G1161 above^G4253 all things^G3956 have^G2192 fervent^G1618 charity^G26 among^G1519 yourselves^G1438: for^G3754 charity^G26 shall cover^G2572 the multitude^G4128 of sins^G266.

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Original Greek

πρὸ πάντων δὲ τὴν εἰς ἑαυτοὺς ἀγάπην ἐκτενῆ ἔχοντες, ὅτι ἥ ἀγάπη καλύψει πλῆθος ἁμαρτιῶν·

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
πρὸ	pro	G4253	PREP	above
πάντων	pantōn	G3956	A-GPM	all things
δὲ	de	G1161	CONJ	And
τὴν	tēn	G3588	T-ASF	*
εἰς	eis	G1519	PREP	among
ἑαυτοὺς	heautous	G1438	F-2APM	yourselves
ἀγάπην	agapēn	G26	N-ASF	charity
ἐκτενῆ	ektenē	G1618	A-ASF	fervent
ἔχοντες,	echontes	G2192	V-PAP-NPM	have
ὅτι	hoti	G3754	CONJ	for
ἥ	hē	G3588	T-NSF	*
ἀγάπη	agapē	G26	N-NSF	charity
καλύψει	kalupsei	G2572	V-FAI-3S	shall cover
πλῆθος	plēthos	G4128	N-ASN	the multitude
ἁμαρτιῶν·	hamartiōn	G266	N-GPF	of sins

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G26 — ἀγάπη (agápē, ag-ah'-pay): love — from ἀγαπάω; love, i.e. affection or benevolence; specially (plural) a love-feast:--(feast of) charity(-ably), dear, love.
• G266 — ἁμαρτία (hamartía, ham-ar-tee'-ah): a sin — from ἁμαρτάνω; a sin (properly abstract):--offence, sin(-ful).
• G1161 — δέ (dé, deh): but, on the other hand, and — a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:--also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
• G1438 — ἑαυτοῦ (heautoû, heh-ow-too'): himself, herself, itself — from a reflexive pronoun otherwise obsolete and the genitive case (dative case or accusative case) of αὐτός; him- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.:--alone, her (own, -self), (he) himself, his (own), itself, one (to) another, our (thine) own(-selves), + that she had, their (own, own selves), (of) them(-selves), they, thyself, you, your (own, own conceits, own selves, -selves).
• G1519 — εἰς (eis, ice): into, in, among, till, for — a primary preposition; to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases:--(abundant-)ly, against, among, as, at, (back-)ward, before, by, concerning, + continual, + far more exceeding, for (intent, purpose), fore, + forth, in (among, at, unto, -so much that, -to), to the intent that, + of one mind, + never, of, (up-)on, + perish, + set at one again, (so) that, therefore(-unto), throughout, til, to (be, the end, -ward), (here-)until(-to), …ward, (where-)fore, with. Often used in composition with the same general import, but only with verbs (etc.) expressing motion (literally or figuratively).
• G1618 — ἐκτενής (ektenḗs, ek-ten-ace'): intent, constant, strenuous, intense — from ἐκτείνω; intent:--without ceasing, fervent.
• G2192 — ἔχω (échō, ekh'-o): I have, hold, possess — a primary verb; to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition):--be (able, X hold, possessed with), accompany, + begin to amend, can(+ -not), X conceive, count, diseased, do + eat, + enjoy, + fear, following, have, hold, keep, + lack, + go to law, lie, + must needs, + of necessity, + need, next, + recover, + reign, + rest, + return, X sick, take for, + tremble, + uncircumcised, use.
• G2572 — καλύπτω (kalýptō, kal-oop'-to): I veil, hide, conceal, envelop — akin to κλέπτω and κρύπτω; to cover up (literally or figuratively):--cover, hide.
• G3754 — ὅτι (hóti, hot'-ee): that, since, because — neuter of ὅστις as conjunction; demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because:--as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why.
• G3956 — πᾶς (pâs, pas): all, the whole, every kind of — including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole:--all (manner of, means), alway(-s), any (one), X daily, + ever, every (one, way), as many as, + no(-thing), X thoroughly, whatsoever, whole, whosoever.
• G4128 — πλῆθος (plēthos, play'-thos): a multitude — from πλήθω; a fulness, i.e. a large number, throng, populace:--bundle, company, multitude.
• G4253 — πρό (pró, pro): before — a primary preposition; "fore", i.e. in front of, prior (figuratively, superior) to:--above, ago, before, or ever. In the comparative, it retains the same significations.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• above — Colossians 3:14, James 5:12, 3 John 1:2
• fervent — Proverbs 10:12, 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, 1 Corinthians 14:1, 1 Thessalonians 3:12, 1 Thessalonians 4:9-10, 2 Thessalonians 1:3, 1 Timothy 1:5, Hebrews 13:1, 1 Peter 1:22, 2 Peter 1:6-7
• for — Proverbs 10:12, Proverbs 12:16, Proverbs 17:9, Proverbs 18:13, 1 Corinthians 13:7, James 5:20

Reciprocal references (15): Genesis 9:23, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 24:18, Daniel 4:27, John 15:12, Romans 12:9, Romans 12:11, 1 Corinthians 13:4, 1 Corinthians 16:14, Ephesians 5:2, 1 John 3:11, 1 John 3:23, 1 John 4:21, 2 John 1:5, Revelation 2:19

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: CHARITABLENESS-UNCHARITABLENESS, LOVE-HATRED
• Nave’s: CHARITABLENESS, COMMANDMENTS, KINDNESS, LOVE

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