1 Thessalonians 4:9
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.”
περί
properly, through (all over), i.e. around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality, circuit, matter, circumstance or general period)
φιλαδελφία
brotherly love
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φιλαδελφία
Brotherly love, love of the brethren. Philadelphia. Love one another with brotherly affection. The love of the family of God is distinct from mere friendship. It is deeper and more committed.
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ἔχω
you have for me
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ἔχω
To have, to hold, to possess. I have learned in whatever state I am to be content. Contentment is not about having more but appreciating what you have.
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γράφω
to write
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γράφω
To write, to record. These things are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ and have life in His name.
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χρεία
need
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χρεία
employment, i.e. an affair; also (by implication) occasion, demand, requirement or destitution
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θεοδίδακτος
taught by God
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θεοδίδακτος
divinely instructed
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