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Περὶ δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ greek δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English. τῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ, ἡ, τό greek Meaning: * The The definite article. Forms Singular Case Masculine Feminine Neuter Nominative ὁ ἡ τό Genitive τοῦ τῆς τοῦ Dative τῷ τῇ φιλαδελφίας οὐ χρείαν ἔχετε γράφειν ὑμῖν, αὐτοὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English) γὰρ ὑμεῖς θεοδίδακτοί ἐστεplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί greek εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”). It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g. εἰς τὸplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ, ἡ, τό greek Meaning: * The The definite article. Forms Singular Case Masculine Feminine Neuter Nominative ὁ ἡ τό Genitive τοῦ τῆς τοῦ Dative τῷ τῇ ἀγαπᾶν ἀλλήλους· |
| ESV |
Now concerning brotherly love you have no need for anyone to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another,
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| NIV |
Now about brotherly love we do not need to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love each other.
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| NLT |
But we don't need to write to you about the importance of loving each other, for God himself has taught you to love one another.
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| KJV |
But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
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