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1 John 4:21

Indeed, this commandment we have from Him: he who loves God must love his brother also.

Family 35 New Testament

In The King James Version

And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.

In Context

20If anyone says, “I love God,” while hating his brother, he is a liar. Well, how can he love God whom he has not seen, while not loving his brother whom he has seen?

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Cross References

Matthew 5:43“You have heard that it was said: ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’

Mark 12:29Jesus answered him: “The first of all the commandments is: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord your (pl) God, the Lord is one;

John 13:34“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another just as I have loved you —that you also love one another.

Romans 12:9Love is to be genuine: abhorring the malignant; clinging to the good;

Galatians 5:6Because in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but faith working through love.

1 Thessalonians 4:9Now about brotherly love you do not need to be written to, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another,

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 →

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