1 John 4:21
And we have this commandment of God, that he that loveth God, love also his brother.
Wycliffe Modern Spelling
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 shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
Mark 12:29And Jesus answered to him, That the first commandment of all is, Hear thou, Israel, thy Lord God is one God, [or Hear, Israel, the Lord thy God is one God]; (And Jesus answered to him, The first, or the greatest, commandment of all is this, Hear O Israel, the Lord thy God is one God;)
John 13:34I give to you a new commandment, that ye love together, as I have loved you, and that ye love together. (I give you a new commandment, that ye love one another, as I have loved you, yea, that ye love one another.)
Romans 12:9Love without feigning, hating evil, drawing [or fast (ly) cleaving] to (the) good;
Galatians 5:6For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision is anything worth, neither prepuce, but the belief that worketh by charity [or but (the) faith that worketh by charity]. (For in Jesus Christ circumcision is not worth anything, nor is uncircumcision, but only faith that worketh through love.)
1 Thessalonians 4:9But of the charity of brotherhood, we had no need to write to you; ye yourselves have learned of God, that ye love together; (But about the love for the brotherhood, we had no need to write to you; ye yourselves have learned from God, that ye should 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 →