¹⁵ Anyone who hates a brother or sister^(A) is a murderer,^(B) and you know that no murderer has eternal life residing in him.^(C)

¹⁶ This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us.^(D) And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.^{(E) 17} If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them,^(F) how can the love of God be in that person?^{(G) 18} Dear children,^(H) let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.^(I)