1 John 4:20
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Obedience by Faith
20 (A)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, [a]how can he love God (B)whom he has not seen?
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- 1 John 4:20 NU he cannot
1 John 4:20
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20 Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister(A) is a liar.(B) For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen,(C) cannot love God, whom they have not seen.(D)
1 John 3:17
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17 But (A)whoever has this world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him?
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1 John 3:17
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17 If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them,(A) how can the love of God be in that person?(B)
1 John 2:9
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9 (A)He who says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness until now.
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1 John 2:9
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9 Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates a brother or sister[a](A) is still in the darkness.(B)
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- 1 John 2:9 The Greek word for brother or sister (adelphos) refers here to a believer, whether man or woman, as part of God’s family; also in verse 11; and in 3:15, 17; 4:20; 5:16.
1 John 4:12
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Seeing God Through Love
12 (A)No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us.
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1 John 4:12
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12 No one has ever seen God;(A) but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.(B)
1 John 2:4
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4 He who says, “I know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a (A)liar, and the truth is not in him.
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1 John 2:4
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4 Whoever says, “I know him,”(A) but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that person.(B)
1 Peter 1:8
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8 (A)whom having not [a]seen you love. (B)Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory,
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1 Peter 1:8
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8 Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him(A) and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy,
1 John 2:11
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11 But he who (A)hates his brother is in darkness and (B)walks in darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
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1 John 2:11
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11 But anyone who hates a brother or sister(A) is in the darkness and walks around in the darkness.(B) They do not know where they are going, because the darkness has blinded them.(C)
1 John 1:6
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6 (A)If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.
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1 John 1:6
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6 If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness,(A) we lie and do not live out the truth.(B)
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