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1 Giovanni 4:20

Listen to 1 Giovanni 4:20
20 Se uno dice: io amo Dio, e odia il suo fratello, è bugiardo; perché chi non ama il suo fratello che ha veduto, non può amar Dio che non ha veduto.

1 Giovanni 4:20 Meaning and Commentary

1 John 4:20

If a man say I love God, and hateth his brother
Than which profession nothing can be more contradictory, not black and white, or hot and cold in the same degree:

he is a liar;
it is not truth he speaks, it is a contradiction, and a thing impossible:

for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen;
his person, which might have drawn out his affection to him; and something valuable and worthy in him, which might have commanded respect; or his wants and distresses, which should have moved his pity and compassion:

how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
it cannot be thought he should; the thing is not reasonable to suppose; it is not possible he should; (See Gill on 1 John 4:12).

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1 Giovanni 4:20 In-Context

18 Nell’amore non c’è paura; anzi, l’amor perfetto caccia via la paura; perché la paura implica apprensione di castigo; e chi ha paura non è perfetto nell’amore.
19 Noi amiamo perché Egli ci ha amati il primo.
20 Se uno dice: io amo Dio, e odia il suo fratello, è bugiardo; perché chi non ama il suo fratello che ha veduto, non può amar Dio che non ha veduto.
21 E questo è il comandamento che abbiam da lui: che chi ama Dio ami anche il suo fratello.
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