1 John 4:19-21
World English Bible
19 We love him, because he first loved us. 20 If a man says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who doesn’t love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen? 21 This commandment we have from him, that he who loves God should also love his brother.
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1 John 4:19-21
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
19 We love Him, because He first loved us.
20 If anyone says, I love God, and hates (detests, abominates) his brother [[a]in Christ], he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, Whom he has not seen.
21 And this command (charge, order, injunction) we have from Him: that he who loves God shall love his brother [[b]believer] also.
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- 1 John 4:20 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
- 1 John 4:21 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
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