Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version And he has given us this command: Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister. New Living Translation And he has given us this command: Those who love God must also love their fellow believers. English Standard Version And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother. Berean Standard Bible And we have this commandment from Him: Whoever loves God must love his brother as well. Berean Literal Bible And this commandment we have from Him, that the one loving God should love his brother also. King James Bible And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also. New King James Version And this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God must love his brother also. New American Standard Bible And this commandment we have from Him, that the one who loves God must also love his brother and sister. NASB 1995 And this commandment we have from Him, that the one who loves God should love his brother also. NASB 1977 And this commandment we have from Him, that the one who loves God should love his brother also. Legacy Standard Bible And this commandment we have from Him, that the one who loves God should love his brother also. Amplified Bible And this commandment we have from Him, that the one who loves God should also [unselfishly] love his brother and seek the best for him. Christian Standard Bible And we have this command from him: The one who loves God must also love his brother and sister. Holman Christian Standard Bible And we have this command from Him: The one who loves God must also love his brother. American Standard Version And this commandment have we from him, that he who loveth God love his brother also. Contemporary English Version The commandment that God has given us is: "Love God and love each other!" English Revised Version And this commandment have we from him, that he who loveth God love his brother also. GOD'S WORD® Translation Christ has given us this commandment: The person who loves God must also love other believers. Good News Translation The command that Christ has given us is this: whoever loves God must love others also. International Standard Version And this is the commandment that we have from him: the person who loves God must also love his brother. Majority Standard Bible And we have this commandment from Him: Whoever loves God must love his brother as well. NET Bible And the commandment we have from him is this: that the one who loves God should love his fellow Christian too. New Heart English Bible This commandment we have from him, that he who loves God should also love his brother. Webster's Bible Translation And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God, love his brother also. Weymouth New Testament And the command which we have from Him is that he who loves God must love his brother man also. World English Bible This commandment we have from him, that he who loves God should also love his brother. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd this [is] the command we have from Him, that he who is loving God, may also love his brother. Berean Literal Bible And this commandment we have from Him, that the one loving God should love his brother also. Young's Literal Translation and this is the command we have from Him, that he who is loving God, may also love his brother. Smith's Literal Translation And this command have we from him, That he loving God love his brother also. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd this commandment we have from God, that he, who loveth God, love also his brother. Catholic Public Domain Version And this is the commandment that we have from God, that he who loves God must also love his brother. New American Bible This is the commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother. New Revised Standard Version The commandment we have from him is this: those who love God must love their brothers and sisters also. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd this commandment we have from him, That he who loves God loves his brother also. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And we have received this commandment from him: “Everyone who loves God shall love his brother also.” NT Translations Anderson New TestamentAnd this commandment we have from him: That he that loves God, must love his brother also. Godbey New Testament And we have this precept from him, that the one loving God with divine love also loves his brother with divine love. Haweis New Testament So this commandment have we from him, that he who loveth God love also his brother. Mace New Testament besides, 'tis a commandment we have receiv'd from him, that he who would love God, must love his brother also. Weymouth New Testament And the command which we have from Him is that he who loves God must love his brother man also. Worrell New Testament And this commandment we have from Him, that he who loves God loves his brother also. Worsley New Testament And we have this commandment from Him, that he, who loveth God, should love his brother also. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Love Comes from God…20If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen. 21And we have this commandment from Him: Whoever loves God must love his brother as well. Cross References Matthew 22:37-39 Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ / This is the first and greatest commandment. / And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ John 13:34-35 A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another. / By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another.” Mark 12:30-31 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ / The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.” Romans 13:9 The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Galatians 5:14 The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” James 2:8 If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well. 1 John 3:23 And this is His commandment: that we should believe in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and we should love one another just as He commanded us. 1 Corinthians 13:1-3 If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a ringing gong or a clanging cymbal. / If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have absolute faith so as to move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. / If I give all I possess to the poor and exult in the surrender of my body, but have not love, I gain nothing. Luke 10:27 He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ and ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” Matthew 5:43-44 You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘Hate your enemy.’ / But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, Leviticus 19:18 Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD. Deuteronomy 6:5 And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. Proverbs 10:12 Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions. Proverbs 17:17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. Zechariah 8:17 do not plot evil in your hearts against your neighbor, and do not love to swear falsely, for I hate all these things,” declares the LORD. Treasury of Scripture And this commandment have we from him, That he who loves God love his brother also. 1 John 4:11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. 1 John 3:11,14,18,23 For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another… Leviticus 19:18 Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD. Jump to Previous Command Commandment Loves Loving WordJump to Next Command Commandment Loves Loving Word1 John 4 1. He warns them not to believe all who boast of the Spirit;7. and exhorts to brotherly love. And we have this commandment from Him The phrase begins with "And," indicating a continuation of thought from the previous verses, emphasizing the interconnectedness of love for God and love for others. The word "commandment" (Greek: ἐντολή, entolē) signifies a directive or order, not merely a suggestion. This commandment is "from Him," referring to God, underscoring divine authority. Historically, commandments were central to Jewish life, rooted in the Torah, and here, John reiterates the continuity of God's moral expectations in the New Covenant. This commandment is not new but echoes Jesus' teachings, particularly in John 13:34, where love is the hallmark of discipleship. Whoever loves God must love his brother as well
Greek Andκαὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. we have ἔχομεν (echomen) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural Strong's 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. this ταύτην (tautēn) Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it. commandment ἐντολὴν (entolēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 1785: An ordinance, injunction, command, law. From entellomai; injunction, i.e. An authoritative prescription. from ἀπ’ (ap’) Preposition Strong's 575: From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses. Him: αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. Whoever ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. loves ἀγαπῶν (agapōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 25: To love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem. Perhaps from agan; to love. God Θεὸν (Theon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. must love ἀγαπᾷ (agapa) Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 25: To love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem. Perhaps from agan; to love. his αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. brother ἀδελφὸν (adelphon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 80: A brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian. A brother near or remote. as well. καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. Links 1 John 4:21 NIV1 John 4:21 NLT 1 John 4:21 ESV 1 John 4:21 NASB 1 John 4:21 KJV 1 John 4:21 BibleApps.com 1 John 4:21 Biblia Paralela 1 John 4:21 Chinese Bible 1 John 4:21 French Bible 1 John 4:21 Catholic Bible NT Letters: 1 John 4:21 This commandment we have from him that (1J iJ 1Jn i jn 1 jo) |
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