1 Thessalonians 4:9

Greek	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,
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.
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.
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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