1 John 4:21
And this command we have received from him, that whoever loveth God, must love also his brother.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
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 hath been said: Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thy enemy.
Mark 12:29Jesus said to him: The first of all the commandments is: Hear, O Israel; the Lord our God is one Lord:
John 13:34A new commandment I give to you, that ye be affectionate to each other. As I have loved you, do ye also love one another.
Romans 12:9Let not your love be guileful: but be haters of evil things, and adherers to good things.
Galatians 5:6For, in the Messiah Jesus, circumcision is nothing, neither is uncircumcision, but the faith that is perfected by love.
1 Thessalonians 4:9Now concerning love to the brethren, ye need not that I should write to you; for ye yourselves are taught of 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 →