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1 John 4:7-21

71BelovedG27, let’s 2loveG25 oneG240 anotherG240; for loveG26 is from GodG2316, and 3everyoneG3956 who lovesG25 has been 4bornG1080 of GodG2316 and 5knowsG1097 GodG2316. 8The one who does not loveG25 does not knowG1097 GodG2316, becauseG3754 6GodG2316 is loveG26. 9By thisG3778 the loveG26 of GodG2316 was revealedG5319 78in us, that 9GodG2316 has sentG649 His onlyG3439 SonG5207 into the worldG2889 soG2443 thatG2443 we may liveG2198 throughG1223 Him. 10In thisG3778 is loveG26, 10not that we lovedG25 GodG2316, but that 11He lovedG25 us and sentG649 His SonG5207 to be 12the 13propitiationG2434 for our sinsG266. 1114BelovedG27, ifG1487 GodG2316 soG3779 lovedG25 us, 15we alsoG2532 oughtG3784 to loveG25 oneG240 anotherG240. 1216NoG3762 oneG3762 has everG4455 seenG2300 GodG2316; ifG1437 we loveG25 oneG240 anotherG240, GodG2316 remainsG3306 in us, and His 17loveG26 is perfectedG5048 in us. 1318By thisG3778 we knowG1097 that we remainG3306 in Him and He in us, becauseG3754 He has givenG1325 to us of His SpiritG4151. 14We have seenG2300 and 19testifyG3140 that the FatherG3962 has 20sentG649 the SonG5207 to be the SaviorG4990 of the worldG2889.

1521WhoeverG3739G1437 confessesG3670 that 22JesusG2424 is the SonG5207 of GodG2316, GodG2316 23remainsG3306 in him, and he in GodG2316. 1624We have comeG1097 to knowG1097 and have believedG4100 the loveG26 whichG3739 GodG2316 hasG2192 2526for us. 27GodG2316 is loveG26, and the one who 28remainsG3306 in loveG26 remainsG3306 in GodG2316, and GodG2316 remainsG3306 in him. 17By thisG3778, 29loveG26 is perfectedG5048 with us, soG2443 thatG2443 we may haveG2192 30confidenceG3954 in 31the dayG2250 of judgmentG2920; becauseG3754 32as He is, we alsoG2532 are in thisG3778 worldG2889. 18There is noG3756 fearG5401 in loveG26, but 33perfectG5046 loveG26 drivesG906 out fearG5401, becauseG3754 fearG5401 34involvesG2192 punishmentG2851, and the one who fearsG5399 is not 35perfectedG5048 in loveG26. 1936We loveG25, becauseG3754 He firstG4413 lovedG25 us. 2037IfG1437 someoneG5100 saysG3004, “I loveG25 GodG2316,” and yet he 38hatesG3404 his brotherG80 or sister, he is a 39liarG5583; for 40the one who does not loveG25 his brotherG80 and sister whomG3739 he has seenG3708, 41cannotG1410G3756 loveG25 GodG2316, whomG3739 he has not seenG3708. 21And 42thisG3778 commandmentG1785 we haveG2192 from Him, that the one who lovesG25 GodG2316 43must alsoG2532 loveG25 his brotherG80 and sister.

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Notes

  1. 1. 1 John 4:7 1 John 2:7 ↩
  2. 2. 1 John 4:7 1 John 3:11 ↩
  3. 3. 1 John 4:7 1 John 5:1 ↩
  4. 4. 1 John 4:7 1 John 2:29 ↩
  5. 5. 1 John 4:7 1 Cor 8:3; 1 John 2:3 ↩
  6. 6. 1 John 4:8 1 John 4:7, 16 ↩
  7. 7. 1 John 4:9 Or among us; or in our case ↩
  8. 8. 1 John 4:9 John 9:3; 1 John 4:16 ↩
  9. 9. 1 John 4:9 John 3:16f; 1 John 4:10; 5:11 ↩
  10. 10. 1 John 4:10 Rom 5:8, 10; 1 John 4:19 ↩
  11. 11. 1 John 4:10 John 3:16f; 1 John 4:9; 5:11 ↩
  12. 12. 1 John 4:10 1 John 2:2 ↩
  13. 13. 1 John 4:10 I.e., means of reconciliation with God by atoning for sins; or sin-offering ↩
  14. 14. 1 John 4:11 1 John 2:7 ↩
  15. 15. 1 John 4:11 1 John 4:7 ↩
  16. 16. 1 John 4:12 John 1:18; 1 Tim 6:16; 1 John 4:20 ↩
  17. 17. 1 John 4:12 1 John 2:5; 4:17f ↩
  18. 18. 1 John 4:13 Rom 8:9; 1 John 3:24 ↩
  19. 19. 1 John 4:14 John 15:27; 1 John 1:2 ↩
  20. 20. 1 John 4:14 John 3:17; 4:42; 1 John 2:2 ↩
  21. 21. 1 John 4:15 1 John 2:23 ↩
  22. 22. 1 John 4:15 Rom 10:9; 1 John 3:23; 4:2; 5:1, 5 ↩
  23. 23. 1 John 4:15 1 John 2:24; 3:24 ↩
  24. 24. 1 John 4:16 John 6:69 ↩
  25. 25. 1 John 4:16 Lit in ↩
  26. 26. 1 John 4:16 John 9:3; 1 John 4:9 ↩
  27. 27. 1 John 4:16 1 John 4:7, 8 ↩
  28. 28. 1 John 4:16 1 John 4:12f ↩
  29. 29. 1 John 4:17 1 John 2:5; 4:12 ↩
  30. 30. 1 John 4:17 1 John 2:28 ↩
  31. 31. 1 John 4:17 Matt 10:15 ↩
  32. 32. 1 John 4:17 John 17:22; 1 John 2:6; 3:1, 7, 16 ↩
  33. 33. 1 John 4:18 Rom 8:15 ↩
  34. 34. 1 John 4:18 Lit has ↩
  35. 35. 1 John 4:18 1 John 4:12 ↩
  36. 36. 1 John 4:19 1 John 4:10 ↩
  37. 37. 1 John 4:20 1 John 1:6, 8, 10; 2:4 ↩
  38. 38. 1 John 4:20 1 John 2:9, 11 ↩
  39. 39. 1 John 4:20 1 John 1:6 ↩
  40. 40. 1 John 4:20 1 John 3:17 ↩
  41. 41. 1 John 4:20 1 Pet 1:8; 1 John 4:12 ↩
  42. 42. 1 John 4:21 Lev 19:18; Matt 5:43f; 22:37ff; John 13:34 ↩
  43. 43. 1 John 4:21 1 John 3:11 ↩

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