1 Thessalonians 4:8–9
8 Therefore, anyone who refuses to live by these rules is not disobeying human teaching but is rejecting God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.
9 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.
1 Thessalonians 4:8–9 — The New International Version (NIV)
8 Therefore, anyone who rejects this instruction does not reject a human being but God, the very God who gives you his Holy Spirit.
9 Now about your love for one another we do not need to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love each other.
1 Thessalonians 4:8–9 — English Standard Version (ESV)
8 Therefore whoever disregards this, disregards not man but God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.
9 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,
1 Thessalonians 4:8–9 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
8 He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.
9 But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
1 Thessalonians 4:8–9 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
8 Therefore he who rejects this does not reject man, but God, who has also given us His Holy Spirit.
9 But concerning brotherly love you have no need that I should write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another;
1 Thessalonians 4:8–9 — New Century Version (NCV)
8 So the person who refuses to obey this teaching is disobeying God, not simply a human teaching. And God is the One who gives us his Holy Spirit.
9 We do not need to write you about having love for your Christian family, because God has already taught you to love each other.
1 Thessalonians 4:8–9 — American Standard Version (ASV)
8 Therefore he that rejecteth, rejecteth not man, but God, who giveth his Holy Spirit unto you.
9 But concerning love of the brethren ye have no need that one write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another;
1 Thessalonians 4:8–9 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
8 He therefore that in this disregards his brother, disregards, not man, but God, who has given also his Holy Spirit to you.
9 Now concerning brotherly love ye have no need that we should write to you, for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
1 Thessalonians 4:8–9 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
8 Therefore, whoever rejects this ⸤order⸥ is not rejecting human authority but God, who gives you his Holy Spirit.
9 You don’t need anyone to write to you about the way Christians should love each other. God has taught you to love each other.
1 Thessalonians 4:8–9 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
8 Therefore, the person who rejects this does not reject man, but God, who also gives you His Holy Spirit.
9 About brotherly love: You don’t need me to write you because you yourselves are taught by God to love one another.
1 Thessalonians 4:8–9 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
8 Therefore whoever rejects this rejects not human authority but God, who also gives his Holy Spirit to you.
9 Now concerning love of the brothers and sisters, you do not need to have anyone write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another;
1 Thessalonians 4:8–9 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
8 Therefore the one who rejects this is not rejecting man, but God, who also gives his Holy Spirit to you.
9 But concerning brotherly love, I do not have need to write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another,
1 Thessalonians 4:8–9 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
8 So if you refuse to accept my teaching, you turn your back on God, not on people. God gives you his Holy Spirit.
9 We don’t need to write to you about love among believers. God himself has taught you to love each other.
1 Thessalonians 4:8–9 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
8 So, he who rejects this is not rejecting man but the God who gives His Holy Spirit to you.
9 Now as to the love of the brethren, you have no need for anyone to write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another;