1 John 4:20-5:1
Legacy Standard Bible
20 (A)If someone says, “I love God,” and (B)hates his brother, he is a (C)liar; for (D)the one who does not love his brother whom he has seen, (E)cannot love God whom he has not seen. 21 And (F)this commandment we have from Him, that the one who loves God (G)should love his brother also.
Overcoming the World
5 (H)Everyone who believes that Jesus is the [a]Christ has been [b](I)born of God, and everyone who loves the [c]One who gives new birth (J)loves also the one who has been [d]born of Him.
Footnotes
- 1 John 5:1 Messiah
- 1 John 5:1 Or begotten
- 1 John 5:1 Lit one who begets
- 1 John 5:1 Or begotten
1 John 4:20-5:1
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Keeping God’s Commands
20 If anyone says, “I love God,” yet hates his brother,(A) he is a liar.(B) For the person who does not love his brother(C) he has seen cannot love the God he has not seen.[a] 21 And we have this command from Him: The one who loves God must also love his brother.
5 Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Messiah has been born of God,(D) and everyone who loves the Father also loves the one born of Him.
Footnotes
- 1 John 4:20 Other mss read has seen, how is he able to love . . . seen? (as a question)
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