1 John 4
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1 John 4:6-8

61We are from GodG2316; 2he who knowsG1097 GodG2316 listensG191 to us; 3he whoG3739 is not from GodG2316 does not listenG191 to us. By thisG3778 we knowG1097 4the spiritG4151 of truthG225 and 5the spiritG4151 of errorG4106.

76BelovedG27, let us 7loveG25 oneG240 anotherG240, for loveG26 is from GodG2316; and 8everyoneG3956 who lovesG25 is 910bornG1080 of GodG2316 and 11knowsG1097 GodG2316. 8The one who does not loveG25 does not knowG1097 GodG2316, for 12GodG2316 is loveG26.

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Notes

  1. 1. 1 John 4:6 John 8:23; 1 John 4:4 ↩
  2. 2. 1 John 4:6 John 8:47; 10:3ff; 18:37 ↩
  3. 3. 1 John 4:6 1 Cor 14:37 ↩
  4. 4. 1 John 4:6 John 14:17 ↩
  5. 5. 1 John 4:6 1 Tim 4:1 ↩
  6. 6. 1 John 4:7 1 John 2:7 ↩
  7. 7. 1 John 4:7 1 John 3:11 ↩
  8. 8. 1 John 4:7 1 John 5:1 ↩
  9. 9. 1 John 4:7 Or begotten ↩
  10. 10. 1 John 4:7 1 John 2:29 ↩
  11. 11. 1 John 4:7 1 Cor 8:3; 1 John 2:3 ↩
  12. 12. 1 John 4:8 1 John 4:7, 16 ↩

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