1 Thessalonians

1 Thessalonians 4:9

⁹Now about brotherly love, you do not need anyone to write to you, because you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
about	Περὶ	Peri	Preposition	G4012 about, concerning, around
brotherly love	φιλαδελφίας	philadelphias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G5360 brotherly love
you do	ἔχετε	echete	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G2192 I have, hold, possess
not	οὐ	ou	Adverb	G3756 no, not
need	χρείαν	chreian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G5532 need, necessity, business
to write	γράφειν	graphein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G1125 I write
to you	ὑμῖν	hymin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
because	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
you	ὑμεῖς	hymeis	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
yourselves	αὐτοὶ	autoi	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
have been	ἐστε	este	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G1510 I am, exist
taught by God	θεοδίδακτοί	theodidaktoi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G2312 taught by God
to love	ἀγαπᾶν	agapan	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G25 I love
one another	ἀλλήλους	allēlous	Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G240 one another

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