¶ Though I spake with the tongues of men and angels, and yet had no love, I were even as sounding brass: and as a tinkling cymbal.
1 Peter 4:8 - William Tyndale New Testament ¶ Be ye therefore discreet, and sober, that ye may be apt to prayers. But above all things have fervent love among you. For love covereth the multitude of sins. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Above all things have intense and unfailing love for one another, for love covers a multitude of sins [forgives and disregards the offenses of others]. [Prov. 10:12.] American Standard Version (1901) above all things being fervent in your love among yourselves; for love covereth a multitude of sins: Common English Bible Above all, show sincere love to each other, because love brings about the forgiveness of many sins. Catholic Public Domain Version But, before all things, have a constant mutual charity among yourselves. For love covers a multitude of sins. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But before all things have a constant mutual charity among yourselves: for charity covereth a multitude of sins. |
¶ Though I spake with the tongues of men and angels, and yet had no love, I were even as sounding brass: and as a tinkling cymbal.
¶ Love suffereth long, and is courteous. Love envieth not. Love doth not frowardly, swelleth not,
Above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfectness,
and the Lord increase you, and make you flow over in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you,
¶ We are bound to thank God always for you brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and every one of you swimmeth in love toward another between yourselves,
for the end of the commandment is love that cometh of a pure heart and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:
¶ But above all things my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by earth, neither by any other oath. Let your saying be yee yee, and nay nay: lest ye fall into hypocrisy.
let the same know, that he which converted the sinner from going astray out of his way, shall save a soul from death, and shall hide the multitude of sins. The end of the pistle of Saynct Iames.
¶ And for as much as ye have purified your souls thorow the spirit, in obeying the truth for to love brotherly without feigning, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
Wellbeloved I wish in all things that thou prosperedest and faredest well, even as thy soul prospereth.