1 John 4:21
And we have this commandment from him, so that he who loves God will also love his brother.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.
In Context
Cross References
Matthew 5:43Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shall love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy.
Mark 12:29And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, thou Israel, Lord our God is one Lord,
John 13:34A new commandment I give to you, that ye should love each other, just as I loved you, so that ye also should love each other.
Romans 12:9Love without hypocrisy, abhorring what is evil, clinging to what is good,
Galatians 5:6For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision avails anything nor uncircumcision, but faith working through love.
1 Thessalonians 4:9But about brotherly love ye have no need to write to you, for ye yourselves are taught by God in order to love each other.
Matthew Henry on 1 John 4:18-21
The Divine Love. ( a. d. 80.) 17 Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. 18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. 19 We love him, because he first loved us. 20 If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen? 21 And this… Read the whole commentary →