1 John 4:21
And this is the commandment we have from him: Whoever loves God must also love his brother.
Text-Critical English NT
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 5:43“You have heard that it was said, ‘Yoʋ shall love yoʋr neighbor and hate yoʋr enemy.’
Mark 12:29Jesus answered him, “The most important of all the commandments is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.
John 13:34I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, so you must love one another.
Romans 12:9Love must be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; cling to what is good.
Galatians 5:6For in Christ Jesus neither does circumcision have any significance, nor uncircumcision, but what matters is faith working through love.
1 Thessalonians 4:9Now concerning brotherly love, you have no need for anyone to write to you, for you yourselves have been 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 →