1 Peter
1 Peter 4:8–9
8Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.c 9Show hospitality to one another without complaining.
Footnotes
- c 4:8 See Proverbs 10:12|PRO 10:12
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
1 Peter 4:8
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above | πρὸ | pro | Preposition | G4253 before |
| all | πάντων | pantōn | Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| love | ἀγάπην | agapēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G26 love |
| one another | ἑαυτοὺς | heautous | Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G1438 himself, herself, itself |
| deeply | ἐκτενῆ | ektenē | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1618 intent, constant, strenuous, intense |
| because | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| love | ἀγάπη | agapē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G26 love |
| covers over | καλύπτει | kalyptei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2572 I veil, hide, conceal, envelop |
| a multitude | πλῆθος | plēthos | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G4128 a multitude |
| of sins | ἁμαρτιῶν | hamartiōn | Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural | G266 a sin |
1 Peter 4:9
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Show hospitality | φιλόξενοι | philoxenoi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G5382 hospitable |
| to | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| one another | ἀλλήλους | allēlous | Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G240 one another |
| without | ἄνευ | aneu | Preposition | G427 without, without the cooperation or knowledge of |
| complaining | γογγυσμοῦ | gongysmou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G1112 murmuring, grumbling |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Peter 4:8 Proverbs 10:12 · Colossians 3:14 · Proverbs 17:9 · James 5:20 · 1 Peter 1:22 · 1 Corinthians 13:1–14:1 · 1 Thessalonians 3:12 · 1 Thessalonians 4:9–10 · Hebrews 13:1 · 1 Timothy 1:5 · 2 Thessalonians 1:3 · 2 Peter 1:6–7
1 Peter 4:9 Hebrews 13:2 · Romans 12:13 · Philippians 2:14 · Hebrews 13:16 · Titus 1:8 · 1 Timothy 3:2 · 2 Corinthians 9:7 · James 5:9 · Philemon 1:14 · Romans 16:23
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.