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Do You Follow the “Surpassing Way” of Love?The Watchtower—2009 | July 15
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In brotherly love have tender affection for one another.” (Rom. 12:9, 10)
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Do You Follow the “Surpassing Way” of Love?The Watchtower—2009 | July 15
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However, Paul also speaks of “brotherly love” (phi·la·del·phiʹa) and “tender affection” (phi·loʹstor·gos, a compound word of phiʹlos and stor·geʹ).
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Do You Follow the “Surpassing Way” of Love?The Watchtower—2009 | July 15
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The other expression, translated “tender affection,” occurs only once in the Bible and refers to being close in warm intimacy, as in a family.c
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Do You Follow the “Surpassing Way” of Love?The Watchtower—2009 | July 15
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c In the New World Translation, other Greek words are also translated “tender affection.” Hence, in that version, “tender affection” appears not only at Romans 12:10 but also at Philippians 1:8 and 1 Thessalonians 2:8.
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