New American Standard Bible 2020
1 John 4:21
21And 1this commandment we have from Him, that the one who loves God 2must also love his brother and sister.
1 John 4:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.
- New International Version (NIV)And he has given us this command: Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God must love his brother also.
Context of 1 John 4:21
19We love, because He first loved us. 20If someone says, “I love God,” and yet he hates his brother or sister, he is a liar; for the one who does not love his brother and sister whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen. And this commandment we have from Him, that the one who loves God must also love his brother and sister.
Read all of 1 John 41 John 4:21 word by word
καὶ ταύτην τὴν ἐντολὴν ἔχομεν ἀπ᾽ αὐτοῦ, ἵνα ὁ ἀγαπῶν τὸν θεὸν ἀγαπᾷ καὶ τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ.¶Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 1 John 4:21
- 1 John 4:11Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
- 1 John 3:11For this is the message which you have heard from the beginning, that we are to love one another;
- Leviticus 19:18You shall not take vengeance, nor hold any grudge against the sons of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself; I am the Lord.
- Matthew 22:37And He said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’
- Mark 12:29Jesus answered, “The foremost is, ‘Hear, Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord is one;
- Luke 10:37And he said, “The one who showed compassion to him.” Then Jesus said to him, “Go and do the same.”
- John 13:34I am giving you a new commandment, that you love one another; just as I have loved you, that you also love one another.
- John 15:12“This is My commandment, that you love one another, just as I have loved you.
- Romans 12:9Love must be free of hypocrisy. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good.
- Romans 13:9For this, “You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and if there is any other commandment, it is summed up in this saying, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
- Galatians 5:6For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything, but faith working through love.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:9Now as to the love of the brothers and sisters, you have no need for anyone to write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another;
- 1 Peter 3:8To sum up, all of you be harmonious, sympathetic, loving, compassionate, and humble;
- 1 Peter 4:8Above all, keep fervent in your love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins.
Commentaries on 1 John 4:21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21This commandment have we - We should love one another, and love our neighbor as ourselves. The love of God and the love of man can never be separated; he who loves God will love his brother; he who loves his brother gives this proof that he loves God, because he loves with a measure of that love which, in its infinitude, dwells in God.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21And this commandment have we from him - That is, the command to love a brother is as obligatory as that to love God. If one is obeyed, the other ought to be also; if a man feels that one is binding on him, he should feel that the other is also; and he can never have evidence that he is a true Christian, unless he manifests love to his brethren as well as love to God. See the notes at James 2:10. That he who loveth God love his brother also - See the notes…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-21Verses 14-21 The Father sent the Son, he willed his coming into this world. The apostle attests this. And whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. This confession includes faith in the heart as the foundation; makes acknowledgment with the mouth to the glory of God and Christ, and profession in the life and conduct, against the flatteries and frowns of the world. There must be a day of universal judgment…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-21John explains where a Christian’s love comes from and how it is shown in daily life.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. Besides the argument (1Jo 4:20) from the common feeling of men, he here adds a stronger one from God's express commandment (Mt 22:39). He who loves, will do what the object of his love wishes. he who loveth God--he who wishes to be regarded by God as loving Him.Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. 1 John 4:21 Lev 19:18; Matt 5:43f; 22:37ff; John 13:34 ↩
- 2. 1 John 4:21 1 John 3:11 ↩
Commentaries on 1 John 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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