New American Standard Bible 2020

1 John 4:6-12

6 1We are from GodG2316. 2The one who knowsG1097 GodG2316 listensG191 to us; 3the one whoG3739 is not from GodG2316 does not listenG191 to us. By thisG3778 we knowG1097 4the spiritG4151 of truthG225 and 5the spiritG4151 of errorG4106.

7 6BelovedG27, let’s 7loveG25 oneG240 anotherG240; for loveG26 is from GodG2316, and 8everyoneG3956 who lovesG25 has been 9bornG1080 of GodG2316 and 10knowsG1097 GodG2316. 8The one who does not loveG25 does not knowG1097 GodG2316, becauseG3754 11GodG2316 is loveG26. 9By thisG3778 the loveG26 of GodG2316 was revealedG5319 12 13in us, that 14GodG2316 has sentG649 His onlyG3439 SonG5207 into the worldG2889 soG2443 thatG2443 we may liveG2198 throughG1223 Him. 10In thisG3778 is loveG26, 15not that we lovedG25 GodG2316, but that 16He lovedG25 us and sentG649 His SonG5207 to be 17the 18propitiationG2434 for our sinsG266. 11 19BelovedG27, ifG1487 GodG2316 soG3779 lovedG25 us, 20we alsoG2532 oughtG3784 to loveG25 oneG240 anotherG240. 12 21NoG3762 oneG3762 has everG4455 seenG2300 GodG2316; ifG1437 we loveG25 oneG240 anotherG240, GodG2316 remainsG3306 in us, and His 22loveG26 is perfectedG5048 in us.

Notes

1. 1 John 4:6 John 8:23; 1 John 4:4 ↩
2. 1 John 4:6 John 8:47; 10:3ff; 18:37 ↩
3. 1 John 4:6 1 Cor 14:37 ↩
4. 1 John 4:6 John 14:17 ↩
5. 1 John 4:6 1 Tim 4:1 ↩
6. 1 John 4:7 1 John 2:7 ↩
7. 1 John 4:7 1 John 3:11 ↩
8. 1 John 4:7 1 John 5:1 ↩
9. 1 John 4:7 1 John 2:29 ↩
10. 1 John 4:7 1 Cor 8:3; 1 John 2:3 ↩
11. 1 John 4:8 1 John 4:7, 16 ↩
12. 1 John 4:9 Or among us; or in our case ↩
13. 1 John 4:9 John 9:3; 1 John 4:16 ↩
14. 1 John 4:9 John 3:16f; 1 John 4:10; 5:11 ↩
15. 1 John 4:10 Rom 5:8, 10; 1 John 4:19 ↩
16. 1 John 4:10 John 3:16f; 1 John 4:9; 5:11 ↩
17. 1 John 4:10 1 John 2:2 ↩
18. 1 John 4:10 I.e., means of reconciliation with God by atoning for sins; or sin-offering ↩
19. 1 John 4:11 1 John 2:7 ↩
20. 1 John 4:11 1 John 4:7 ↩
21. 1 John 4:12 John 1:18; 1 Tim 6:16; 1 John 4:20 ↩
22. 1 John 4:12 1 John 2:5; 4:17f ↩