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最 要 紧 的 是 彼 此 切 实 相 爱 ， 因 为 爱 能 遮 掩 许 多 的 罪 。
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
above: Colossians 3:14, James 5:12, 3 John 1:2
fervent: דבנחם וךפוםח [Strong's G1618], "intense love; for love shall cover (or covers, ךבכץנפוי [Strong's 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, 1 Thessalonians 4:10, 2 Thessalonians 1:3, 1 Timothy 1:5, Hebrews 13:1, 2 Peter 1:6, 2 Peter 1:7
for: Proverbs 10:12, Proverbs 12:16, Proverbs 17:9, Proverbs 18:13, 1 Corinthians 13:7, James 5:20
shall: or, will
Reciprocal: Genesis 9:23 - General Genesis 13:8 - brethren Genesis 24:18 - General Daniel 4:27 - break John 15:12 - General Romans 12:9 - love Romans 12:11 - fervent 1 Corinthians 13:4 - suffereth 1 Corinthians 16:14 - General Ephesians 5:2 - walk Philippians 4:8 - are lovely 1 John 3:11 - that we 1 John 3:23 - love 1 John 4:21 - General 2 John 1:5 - that we Revelation 2:19 - charity
Cross-References
Later, Cain brought some food from the ground as a gift to God.
The Lord asked Cain, "Why are you angry? Why do you look so unhappy?
Later, the Lord said to Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?" Cain answered, "I don't know. Is it my job to take care of my brother?"
Then the Lord said, "What have you done? Your brother's blood is crying out to me from the ground.
You will work the ground, but it will not grow good crops for you anymore, and you will wander around on the earth."
The Lord said to Cain, "No! If anyone kills you, I will punish that person seven times more." Then the Lord put a mark on Cain warning anyone who met him not to kill him.
If Cain's killer is punished seven times, then Lamech's killer will be punished seventy-seven times."
Seth also had a son, and they named him Enosh. At that time people began to pray to the Lord .
When Abner arrived at Hebron, Joab took him aside into the gateway. He acted as though he wanted to talk with Abner in private, but Joab stabbed him in the stomach, and Abner died. Abner had killed Joab's brother Asahel, so Joab killed Abner to pay him back.
I had two sons. They were out in the field fighting, and no one was there to stop them. So one son killed the other son.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves,.... Not but that charity, or love, is to be exercised towards all men, even towards enemies, but more especially towards the saints, and that under such a consideration in which it cannot be exercised towards others; namely, as their brethren in Christ, and as belonging to him, as the children of God, as redeemed by Christ, and sanctified by the Spirit; and these not only such as are of the same nation, and belong to the same particular church and community, or of the same denomination, but all the saints everywhere, whether Jews or Gentiles, or of whatsoever name, and in whatsoever state and condition: and this love ought to be mutual and reciprocal, and to be warm and fervent, and not lukewarm and indifferent, as it too often is; and should be constant, "continued", and "perpetual", as the Vulgate Latin and Arabic versions here read: and this the apostle exhorts to above all things else; since outward sobriety, and watchings, and prayer, and all other duties, are nothing without this; this is the sum and substance of the law, and the fulfilling of it; and without this a mere knowledge of the Gospel, and a profession of it, are in vain, and therefore in the first place to be attended to. And especially for the following reason,
for charity shall cover the multitude of sins; referring to
Proverbs 10:12 not a man's own sins, but the sins of others; and not from the sight of God, for from that only the blood and righteousness of Christ cover sins, even all the sins, the whole multitude of the sins of God's elect; but from the sight of men, both of those against whom they are committed, and others; since charity, or true love, thinks no ill, but puts the best constructions upon the words and actions of fellow Christians, and does not take them up, and improve and exaggerate them, but lets them lie buried in oblivion: it takes no notice of injuries, offences, and affronts, but overlooks them, bears with them, and forgives them, so that they are never raked up, and seen any more; which prevents much scandal, strife, and trouble. The Alexandrian copy, and some others, and the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Arabic versions, read, "covereth", as in
Proverbs 10:12.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And above all things - More than all things else.
Have fervent charity among yourselves - Warm, ardent love toward each other. On the nature of charity, see the notes at 1 Corinthians 13:1. The word rendered “fervent,” means properly extended; then intent, earnest, fervent.
For charity shall cover the multitude of sins - Love to another shall so cover or hide a great many imperfections in him, that you will not notice them. This passage is quoted from Proverbs 10:12; “Love covereth all sins.” For the truth of it we have only to appeal to the experience of everyone:
- True love to another makes us kind to his imperfections, charitable toward his faults, and often blind even to the existence of faults. We would not see the imperfections of those whom we love; and our attachment for what we esteem their real excellencies, makes us insensible to their errors.
- If we love them we are ready to cover over their faults, even those which we may see in them. Of love the Christian poet says:
“Tis gentle, delicate, and kind,
To faults compassionate or blind.
The passage before us is not the same in signification as that in James 5:20, “He which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.” See the notes at that passage. That passage means, that by the conversion of another the sins of him who is converted shall be covered over, or not brought to judgment for condemnation; that is, they shall be covered over so far as God is concerned: this passage means that, under the influence of love, the sins of another shall be covered over so far as we are concerned; that is, they shall be unobserved or forgiven. The language used here does not mean, as the Romanists maintain, that “charity shall procure us pardon for a multitude of sins;” for, besides that such a doctrine is contrary to the uniform teachings of the Scriptures elsewhere, it is a departure from the obvious meaning of the passage. The subject on which the apostle is treating is the advantage of love in our conduct toward others, and this he enforces by saying that it will make us kind to their imperfections, and lead us to overlook their faults. It is nowhere taught in the Scriptures that our “charity” to others will be an atonement or expiation for our own offences. If it could be so, the atonement made by Christ would have been unnecessary. Love, however, is of inestimable value in the treatment of others; and imperfect as we are, and liable to go astray, we all have occasion to cast ourselves on the charity of our brethren, and to avail ourselves much and often of that “love which covers over a multitude of sins.”
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 8. Have fervent charity — αγαπηνεκτενη. Intense love; for love shall cover a multitude of sins. A loving disposition leads us to pass by the faults of others, to forgive offences against ourselves, and to excuse and lessen, as far as is consistent with truth, the transgressions of men. It does not mean that our love to others will induce God to pardon our offences. James 5:20; James 5:20.
