1 John 4:21

In 9 translations

BSB

And we have this commandment from Him: Whoever loves God must love his brother as well.

KJV

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

WEB

This commandment we have from him, that he who loves God should also love his brother.

ASV

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

LSV

And this [is] the command we have from Him, that he who is loving God, may also love his brother.

YLT

and this [is] the command we have from Him, that he who is loving God, may also love his brother.

DBY

And this commandment have we from him, That he that loves God love also his brother.Elohim

DRC

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

GNV

And this commandement haue we of him, that he that loueth God, should loue his brother also.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT

καὶ ταύτην τὴν ἐντολὴν ἔχομεν ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ, ἵνα ὁ ἀγαπῶν τὸν θεὸν ἀγαπᾷ καὶ τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ.

RP2018

Καὶ ταύτην τὴν ἐντολὴν ἔχομεν ἀπ’ αὐτοῦ, ἵνα ὁ ἀγαπῶν τὸν θεόν, ἀγαπᾷ καὶ τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ.

TR-Boyd

Καὶ ταύτην τὴν ἐντολὴν ἔχομεν ἀπ᾿ αὐτοῦ, ἵνα ὁ ἀγαπῶν τὸν Θεόν, ἀγαπᾷ καὶ τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ.

SCR1894

και ταυτην την εντολην εχομεν απ αυτου ινα ο αγαπων τον θεον αγαπα και τον αδελφον αυτου

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• Matthew 22:37–39Jesus 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.’
• Leviticus 19:18Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.
• 1 John 3:11This is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another.
• Galatians 5:14The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
• 1 Thessalonians 4:9Now about brotherly love, you do not need anyone to write to you, because you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another.
• 1 Peter 3:8Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble.
• Romans 12:9–10Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another.
• John 15:12This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.
• John 13:34–35A 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.”
• 1 John 3:14We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death.
• 1 Peter 4:8Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.
• 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.
• Romans 13:9–10The 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.” Love does no wrong to its…
• Galatians 5:6For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. All that matters is faith, expressed through love.
• Mark 12:29–33Jesus replied, “This is the most important: ‘Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One. 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…
• Luke 10:37“The one who showed him mercy,” replied the expert in the law. Then Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”

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