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.

Footnotes

• [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.