1 John 4:11
Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.
In Context
Cross References
Matthew 18:32Then having called him, his lord says to him: Thou wicked servant; I forgave thee all that debt, because thou besoughtest me.
John 13:34A new commandment I give to you, that ye love one another; as I loved you, that ye also love one another.
2 Corinthians 8:8I say it not by way of command, but through the forwardness of others proving also the sincerity of your love.
Colossians 3:13forbearing one another, and freely forgiving each other, if any one have a complaint against any, even as Christ freely forgave you, so also do ye;
1 John 3:23And this is his commandment, that we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and should love one another, as he gave us commandment.
Matthew Henry on 1 John 4:8-14
Brotherly Love. ( a. d. 80.) 7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. 8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. 9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. 10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one… Read the whole commentary →