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1 Peter 4:8 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins. "
1 Peter 4:8
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For for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.
But the end of all things is at hand: be ye ➔ therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.
And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
Use hospitality one to another without grudging.
As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
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And most of all be warm in your love for one another; because in love there is forgiveness for sins without number:
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1 Peter 4:1
"Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;"
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