1 John 4:19-21

19 We love each other because he loved us first.
20 If someone says, “I love God,” but hates a fellow believer, that person is a liar; for if we don’t love people we can see, how can we love God, whom we cannot see?
21 And he has given us this command: Those who love God must also love their fellow believers.

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Footnotes 3

  • [a]. Greek We love. Other manuscripts read We love God; still others read We love him.
  • [b]. Greek hates his brother.
  • [c]. Greek The one who loves God must also love his brother.
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