1 Thessalonians 4:9
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Now about brotherly love, you do not need anyone to write to you, because you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another.

Young's Literal Translation
And concerning the brotherly love, ye have no need of [my] writing to you, for ye yourselves are God-taught to love one another,

King James Bible
But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.

Greek
Now
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

about
Περὶ (Peri)
Preposition
Strong's 4012: From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time.

brotherly love,
φιλαδελφίας (philadelphias)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 5360: Brotherly love, love of Christian brethren. From philadelphos; fraternal affection.

you do
ἔχετε (echete)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.

not
οὐ (ou)
Adverb
Strong's 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.

need [anyone]
χρείαν (chreian)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 5532: From the base of chraomai or chre; employment, i.e. An affair; also occasion, demand, requirement or destitution.

to write
γράφειν (graphein)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's 1125: A primary verb; to 'grave', especially to write; figuratively, to describe.

to you,
ὑμῖν (hymin)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

because
γὰρ (gar)
Conjunction
Strong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

you
ὑμεῖς (hymeis)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

yourselves
αὐτοὶ (autoi)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

have been
ἐστε (este)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

taught by God
θεοδίδακτοί (theodidaktoi)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 2312: Taught by God, divinely instructed. From theos and didasko; divinely instructed.

to love
ἀγαπᾶν (agapan)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's 25: To love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem. Perhaps from agan; to love.

one another.
ἀλλήλους (allēlous)
Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 240: One another, each other. Genitive plural from allos reduplicated; one another.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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