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1 Thessalonians 4:9 — King James Version← Study notes

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 4:9Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Thessalonians 4:918 words
GreekMeaning
ΠερὶPeri
ConcerningprepositionG4012
δὲde
nowwordG1161
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
φιλαδελφίαςphiladelphias
brotherly lovenounG5360
οὐou
noadverbG3756
χρείανchreian
neednounG5532
ἔχετεechete
you have for meverbG2192
γράφεινgraphein
to writeverbG1125
ὑμῖνhymin
to youpronounG4771
αὐτοὶautoi
yourselvespronounG846
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
ὑμεῖςhymeis
you yourselvespronounG4771
θεοδίδακτοίtheodidaktoi
taught by GodadjectiveG2312
ἐστεeste
areverbG1510
εἰςeis
in orderprepositionG1519
τὸto
thearticleG3588
ἀγαπᾶνagapan
to loveverbG25
ἀλλήλουςallēlous
one anotherpronounG240
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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Tobias van der BergNote1mo ago
Love That's Already Been Taught
I'm a therapist specializing in attachment, and I'm struck by how Paul describes love as something taught by God, something people learn through grace rather than something they have to manufacture. P...
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