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1 Peter 4:7–8

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But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.
And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
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From verse 7

  1. James 5:8–9Rank 1 from verse 7
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    8Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.

    9Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.

  2. 1 Peter 1:13Rank 2 from verse 7
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    13Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

  3. 1 Peter 5:8Rank 3 from verse 7
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    8Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

  4. 2 Timothy 4:5Rank 4 from verse 7
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    5But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.

  5. Luke 21:34Rank 5 from verse 7
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    34¶ And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.

From verse 8

  1. Proverbs 10:12Rank 1 from verse 8
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    12Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

  2. Colossians 3:14Rank 2 from verse 8
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    14And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.

  3. Proverbs 17:9Rank 3 from verse 8
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    9He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.

  4. James 5:20Rank 4 from verse 8
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    20Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.

  5. 1 Peter 1:22Rank 5 from verse 8
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    22Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:

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1 Peter 4:7

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

end

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Sense 1: The last or concluding part, termination, or limit. Sense 2: A purpose or intended result. Sense 3: As a verb, to cease or bring to a close.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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hand

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Sense 1: The part of the body at the end of the arm. Sense 2: Figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.

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ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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sober

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Self-controlled, watchful, and sound in judgment; calm and serious rather than intoxicated, frenzied, or careless.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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watch

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Sense 1: To remain awake, alert, attentive, vigilant, observant, or on guard. Sense 2: A guard or guard duty, a station or group keeping guard, or a division of the night so guarded.

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1 Peter 4:8

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fervent

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1. Intensely hot or burning. 2. Earnest, zealous, or intensely active in spirit, affection, or prayer.

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charity

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Love that seeks another's good.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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multitude

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1. A great number or large gathered body of persons, creatures, or forces; a crowd, company, or host. 2. A great number, amount, fullness, or abundance of years, words, deeds, mercies, sins, possessions, waters, or other stated things.

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sins

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Transgressions or offences against God and his law, and the guilt for them.

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6For for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.

7But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.

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8And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

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9Use hospitality one to another without grudging.

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