1 Peter 4:8-9

4:8 Above all keep 1  your love for one another fervent, 2  because love covers a multitude of sins. 3  4:9 Show hospitality 4  to one another without complaining.

1 tn The primary verb of v. 8 is a participle (“having”) but it continues the sense of command from v. 7.

2 tn Or “constant.”

3 sn The statement of v. 8b, love covers a multitude of sins, is proverbial: It is quoted from Prov 10:12 (cf. Jas 5:20). It speaks of the forbearance that comes with love: Christian love is patient and forgiving toward the offenses of a fellow Christian (Matt 18:21-22; 1 Cor 13:4-7).

4 tn There is no main verb in this verse (“showing hospitality” translates the adjective φιλόξενοι [filoxenoi]), but it continues the sense of command from v. 7.