9Now about brotherly love we do not need to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love each other.


In Context

6 and that in this matter no one should wrong his brother or take advantage of him. The Lord will punish men for all such sins, as we have already told you and warned you.

7 For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life.

8 Therefore, he who rejects this instruction does not reject man but God, who gives you his Holy Spirit.

9 Now about brotherly love we do not need to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love each other.

10 And in fact, you do love all the brothers throughout Macedonia. Yet we urge you, brothers, to do so more and more.

11 Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business and to work with your hands, just as we told you,

1st Thessalonians 4:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:9But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:9But as touching the charity of brotherhood, we have no need to write to you: for yourselves have learned of God to love one another.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:9But concerning love of the brethren ye have no need that one write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:9Now concerning brotherly love ye have no need that we should write to you, for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:9But concerning love of the brethren ye have no need that one write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:9But concerning brotherly love ye need not that I write to you: for ye yourselves are taught by God to love one another.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:9But concerning brotherly love, you have no need that one write to you. For you yourselves are taught by God to love one another,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:9And concerning the brotherly love, ye have no need of my writing to you, for ye yourselves are God-taught to love one another,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:9But as touching brotherly love you need not that I write to you: for you yourselves are taught of God to love one another.