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Is “Love covers a multitude of sins” in the Bible?
Yes. “Love covers a multitude of sins” is in the Bible, at 1 Peter 4:8. Peter writes it in a letter to scattered churches.
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Where it is, and what it means there.
From the Bible
Yes. It is in the Bible.
The verse is 1 Peter 4:8.
Peter writes it in a letter to scattered churches.
The verse
Above all, keep loving one another deeply, because love covers a multitude of sins.
1 Peter 4:8 · open the chapter →
What it means there
Peter is talking about how Christians treat one another: love forgives, and does not keep dragging wrongs into the open. He is drawing on Proverbs 10:12.
Also in the Bible
Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs.
Proverbs 10:12 · open the chapter →
… let that person know that whoever brings a sinner back from the error of his way will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.
James 5:20 · open the chapter →
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Is “Love covers a multitude of sins” in the Bible?
Yes. “Love covers a multitude of sins” is in the Bible, at 1 Peter 4:8. These exact words are in the Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible. Peter writes it in a letter to scattered churches.
Where in the Bible is “Love covers a multitude of sins”?
In 1 Peter 4:8, and also Proverbs 10:12 and James 5:20. In the Lumin Translation, 1 Peter 4:8 reads: “Above all, keep loving one another deeply, because love covers a multitude of sins.”
Who said “Love covers a multitude of sins”?
Peter writes it in a letter to scattered churches.
What does “Love covers a multitude of sins” mean in the Bible?
Peter is talking about how Christians treat one another: love forgives, and does not keep dragging wrongs into the open. He is drawing on Proverbs 10:12.
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