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1 Peter 4:12-19
SUFFERING FOR BEING A CHRISTIAN - Jun 25, 2024 -
1 Peter 4:1-11
LOVE COVERS OVER A MULTITUDE OF SINS - Jun 24, 2024 -
1 Peter 4:12-19
REJOICE IN OUR SUFFERING - Feb 27, 2018 -
1 Peter 4:1-11
LIVE FOR THE WILL OF GOD - Feb 26, 2018 -
1 Peter 4:1-6
LIVING FOR GOD - Jan 01, 2000 -
1 Peter 4:12-19
REJOICE TO SHARE IN CHRIST'S SUFFERINGS - Jan 01, 2000
LOVE WITH THE STRENGTH GOD PROVIDES
Passage:
1 Peter 4:7-11
Key verse: 8
NIV
7 The end of all things is near.(A) Therefore be alert and of sober mind(B) so that you may pray. 8 Above all, love each other deeply,(C) because love covers over a multitude of sins.(D) 9 Offer hospitality(E) to one another without grumbling.(F) 10 Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others,(G) as faithful(H) stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. 11 If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God.(I) If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides,(J) so that in all things God may be praised(K) through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen.(L)
Cross references
- 1 Peter 4:7 : S Ro 13:11
- 1 Peter 4:7 : S Ac 24:25
- 1 Peter 4:8 : S 1Pe 1:22
- 1 Peter 4:8 : Pr 10:12; Jas 5:20
- 1 Peter 4:9 : S Ro 12:13
- 1 Peter 4:9 : Php 2:14
- 1 Peter 4:10 : Ro 12:6, 7
- 1 Peter 4:10 : 1Co 4:2
- 1 Peter 4:11 : 1Th 2:4
- 1 Peter 4:11 : Eph 6:10
- 1 Peter 4:11 : 1Co 10:31
- 1 Peter 4:11 : S Ro 11:36
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ESV
7 (A)The end of all things is at hand; therefore (B)be self-controlled and sober-minded (C)for the sake of your prayers. 8 Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since (D)love covers a multitude of sins. 9 (E)Show hospitality to one another without grumbling. 10 (F)As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, (G)as good stewards of God's varied grace: 11 whoever speaks, as one who speaks (H)oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves (I)by the strength that God supplies—in order that in everything (J)God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. (K)To him belong glory and (L)dominion forever and ever. Amen.
Read full chapterCross references
- 1 Peter 4:7 : See James 5:8
- 1 Peter 4:7 : See ch. 1:13
- 1 Peter 4:7 : Matt. 26:41; Luke 21:36
- 1 Peter 4:8 : [1 Cor. 13:5, 6]; See James 5:20
- 1 Peter 4:9 : Heb. 13:2; [1 Tim. 3:2; Titus 1:8]
- 1 Peter 4:10 : Rom. 12:6, 7; 1 Cor. 4:7; [Matt. 25:15]
- 1 Peter 4:10 : Luke 12:42; 1 Cor. 4:1, 2; Titus 1:7
- 1 Peter 4:11 : Acts 7:38; Rom. 3:2; Heb. 5:12
- 1 Peter 4:11 : Rom. 12:3
- 1 Peter 4:11 : 1 Cor. 10:31
- 1 Peter 4:11 : See Rom. 11:36
- 1 Peter 4:11 : ch. 5:11; Jude 25; Rev. 1:6; 5:13
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
Source: BibleGateway
1. Love covers a multitude of sins
Time is running out. How should we use it? First of all, we must be clear-minded and self-controlled so that we can pray. Above all, we must love each other deeply. How can we love others? First, we must pray for them. Then we must serve each other with whatever gift God has given us. God gives us grace to love unlovely people; he loved us when we were so dirty and sinful. Our love has its roots in God's love.
2. In all things God may be praised
Love is practical. It involves showing hospitality to each other without grumbling, and using God's gifts freely to serve others. But unless God is in our hearts and what we say and do is motivated by him, our feelings cannot be real love. What we do for others should not be done to get praise and attention for ourselves, but to glorify God. This is real love--the kind that builds.
Prayer: Lord, help me to love you and glorify you in everything I do and say. Teach me how to love my brothers and sisters.
One Word: Practice God's love
