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1 Thessalonians 4:9

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain

But as touching brotherly love,.... Another branch of sanctification; which is distinct from love to God and Christ, though it always accompanies it, and from love to all mankind; and is what is peculiar to brethren in a spiritual relation, and ought to be universal, fervent, and sincere, and as Christ has loved them: concerning which the following things are said,ye need not that I write unto you.

The Vulgate Latin version reads, "we have no need to write unto you"; and so some copies.

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