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1 John 4:19-21
New King James Version
1 John 4:19-21
New King James Version
19 (A)We love [a]Him because He first loved us.
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20 (B)If someone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, [b]how can he love God (C)whom he has not seen? 21 And (D)this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God must love his brother also.
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- 1 John 4:19 NU omits Him
- 1 John 4:20 NU he cannot
1 John 4:19-21
New International Version
1 John 4:19-21
New International Version
19 We love because he first loved us.(A) 20 Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister(B) is a liar.(C) For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen,(D) cannot love God, whom they have not seen.(E) 21 And he has given us this command:(F) Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister.(G)
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