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?

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?

^9 (A)He who says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness until now.

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.

⁴ He who says, “I know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a ^(A)liar, and the truth is not in him.

^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,

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.

^6 (A)If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.