“Charity shall cover the multitude of sins.”
- Date
- 1611
- English wording
- King James Version translation committees · from Biblical Hebrew / Aramaic / Koine Greek
Meaning of “Charity shall cover the multitude of sins.”
The verse connects enduring love with the ability of a community to survive faults without letting every offence become the whole relationship.
Where does it come from?
1 Peter 4:8 in the King James Version; excerpt from the instruction to maintain fervent charity among one another.