“Let brotherly love continue.” (Hebrews 13:1)
It is interesting that the two words, “brotherly love,” are one word in the Greek language from whence this translation comes. That one word is “philadelphia.” As you know there is a city in the state of Pennsylvania named Philadelphia. It is commonly called “the city of brotherly love.”
The writer of Hebrews, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, is telling these scattered Hebrew Christians to never cease loving one another. It is one thing to say we love our brother in Christ, it is another to actually love our brother and it is even more amazing to show brotherly love.
Jesus said, “By this shall all men know that you are my disciples, if you have love one to another.” (John 13:35)
Let brotherly love continue. Don’t let it end.
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