To first - century Christians, the apostle Paul wrote: “With reference to brotherly love, you do not need us to be writing you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another; and, in fact, you are doing it to all the brothers. ”
עם זאת, פאולוס הוסיף: ” אבל מבקשים אנו מכם, אחיי, שתשפעו עוד יותר ” (‏ תסלוניקים א ’.