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1 Peter 4:8

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above: Colossians 3:14; James 5:12; 3 John 1:2

fervent: Αγαπην εκτενη: strong:G1618, "intense love; for love shall cover (or covers, καλυπτει: strong:G2572, in the present tense, as several copies read) a multitude of sins;" which seems a reference to the proverb, "love covereth all sins," Proverbs 10:12. 1 Peter 1:22; 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, 1 Corinthians 14:1; 1 Thessalonians 3:12, 1 Thessalonians 4:9-10; 2 Thessalonians 1:3; 1 Timothy 1:5; Hebrews 13:1; 2 Peter 1:6-7

for: Proverbs 10:12, Proverbs 12:16, Proverbs 17:9, Proverbs 18:13; 1 Corinthians 13:7; James 5:20

shall: or, will

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