1 John 4:20-5:1
New Living Translation
20 If someone says, “I love God,” but hates a fellow believer,[a] that person is a liar; for if we don’t love people we can see, how can we love God, whom we cannot see? 21 And he has given us this command: Those who love God must also love their fellow believers.[b]
Faith in the Son of God
5 Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ[c] has become a child of God. And everyone who loves the Father loves his children, too.
1 John 4:20-5:1
New American Standard Bible
20 (A)If someone says, “I love God,” and yet he (B)hates his brother or sister, he is a (C)liar; for (D)the one who does not love his brother and sister 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)must also love his brother and sister.
Overcoming the World
5 (H)Everyone who believes that Jesus is the [a]Christ has been (I)born of God, and everyone who loves the [b]Father (J)loves the child born of Him.
Footnotes
- 1 John 5:1 I.e., Messiah
- 1 John 5:1 Lit one who has fathered
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