Devine Scripture

1 John 4:21

1 John chapter 4 · verse 21 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

Context

v.20If 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, cannot love God whom he hath not seen.

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Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Romans 13:9

    For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not covet, and if there be any other commandment, it is summed up in this word, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

  • John 13:34

    A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another; even as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

  • John 15:12

    This is my commandment, that ye love one another, even as I have loved you.

  • Romans 12:9

    Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

  • Matthew 22:37

    And he said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

  • 1 John 3:14

    We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not abideth in death.