1 John 4:11

In 9 translations

BSB

Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

KJV

Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.

WEB

Beloved, if God loved us in this way, we also ought to love one another.

ASV

Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

LSV

Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another;

YLT

Beloved, if thus did God love us, we also ought one another to love;

DBY

Beloved, if God has so loved us, we also ought to love one another.Elohim

DRC

My dearest, if God hath so loved us; we also ought to love one another.

GNV

Beloued, if God so loued vs, we ought also to loue one another.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT

ἀγαπητοί, εἰ οὕτως ὁ θεὸς ἠγάπησεν ἡμᾶς, καὶ ἡμεῖς ὀφείλομεν ἀλλήλους ἀγαπᾶν.

RP2018

Ἀγαπητοί, εἰ οὕτως ὁ θεὸς ἠγάπησεν ἡμᾶς, καὶ ἡμεῖς ὀφείλομεν ἀλλήλους ἀγαπᾷν.

TR-Boyd

Ἀγαπητοί, εἰ οὕτως ὁ Θεὸς ἠγάπησεν ἡμᾶς, καὶ ἡμεῖς ὀφείλομεν ἀλλήλους ἀγαπᾷν.

SCR1894

αγαπητοι ει ουτως ο θεος ηγαπησεν ημας και ημεις οφειλομεν αλληλους αγαπαν

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Cross-references most cited first

• John 15:12–13This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.
• John 13:34A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another.
• Colossians 3:13Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
• 1 John 3:23And 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.
• Luke 10:37“The one who showed him mercy,” replied the expert in the law. Then Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”
• 1 John 3:16–17By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers. If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him,…
• 2 Corinthians 8:8–9I am not making a demand, but I am testing the sincerity of your love in comparison to the earnestness of others. For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became…
• Ephesians 4:31–5:2Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.
• Matthew 18:32–33Then the master summoned him and declared, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave all your debt because you begged me. Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had on you?’

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