And above all things be earnest in your love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude of sins.
fervent love ..“Fervent” means “to be stretched,” “to be strained.” It is used of a runner who is moving at maximum output with taut muscles straining and stretching to the limit (cf. 1 Peter 1:22). This kind of love requires the Christian to put another’s spiritual good ahead of his own desires in spite of being treated unkindly, ungraciously, or even with hostility (cf. 1 Corinthians 13:4-7; Philippians 2:1-4). - MSB