1 Petrus 4:8-10

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. 4:10 Just as each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another ⁵  as good stewards of the varied grace of God.

[4:8]  ¹ tn The primary verb of v. 8 is a participle (“having”) but it continues the sense of command from v. 7.

[4:8]  ² tn Or “constant.”

[4:8]  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).

[4:9]  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.

[4:10]  ⁵ tn Grk “serving it to one another.” The primary verb is a participle but it continues the sense of command from v. 7.