Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And
King James Version
And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.
Holman Bible
And we have this command from Him: The one who loves God must also love his brother.
International Standard Version
And this is the commandment that we have from him: the person who loves God must also love his brother.
A Conservative Version
And we have this commandment from him, so that he who loves God will also love his brother.
American Standard Version
And this commandment have we from him, that he who loveth God love his brother also.
Amplified
And this commandment we have from Him, that the one who loves God should also [unselfishly] love his brother and seek the best for him.
An Understandable Version
And this is the [greatest] commandment [See Matt. 2:37-38] we have received from Him: [It requires] that the person who [claims to] love God should also love his brother.
Anderson New Testament
And this commandment we have from him: That he that loves God, must love his brother also.
Bible in Basic English
And this is the word which we have from him, that he who has love for God is to have the same love for his brother.
Common New Testament
And this commandment we have from him: that he who loves God must love his brother also.
Daniel Mace New Testament
besides, 'tis a commandment we have receiv'd from him, that he who would love God, must love his brother also.
Darby Translation
And this commandment have we from him, That he that loves God love also his brother.
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
Moreover, this commandment we have from him, that he who loves God, loves his brother, also.
Godbey New Testament
And we have this precept from him, that the one loving God with divine love also loves his brother with divine love.
Goodspeed New Testament
This is the command that we get from him, that whoever loves God must love his brother also.
John Wesley New Testament
And this commandment have we from him, that he who loveth God, love his brother also.
Julia Smith Translation
And this command have we from him, That he loving God love his brother also.
King James 2000
And this commandment have we from him, That he who loves God love his brother also.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And this [is] the commandment we have from him: that the one who loves God should love his brother also.
Modern King James verseion
And we have this commandment from Him, that he who loves God should love his brother also.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And this commandment have we of him: that he which loveth God, should love his brother also.
Moffatt New Testament
And we get this command from him, that he who loves God is to love his brother as well.
Montgomery New Testament
And we have this command from God: HE WHO LOVES GOD IS TO LOVE HIS BROTHER ALSO.
NET Bible
And the commandment we have from him is this: that the one who loves God should love his fellow Christian too.
New Heart English Bible
This commandment we have from him, that he who loves God should also love his brother.
Noyes New Testament
And this commandment we have from him, that he who loveth God love also his brother.
Sawyer New Testament
And we have this commandment from him, that he who loves God should also love his brother.
The Emphasized Bible
And, this commandment, have we from him, - that, he who loveth God, love, his brother also.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
So this commandment have we from him, that he who loveth God love also his brother.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Indeed, we have this Command from God-- 'He who loves God must also love his Brother.'
Webster
And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God, love his brother also.
Weymouth New Testament
And the command which we have from Him is that he who loves God must love his brother man also.
Williams New Testament
This is the command that we get from Him, that whoever loves God loves his brother too.
World English Bible
This commandment we have from him, that he who loves God should also love his brother.
Worrell New Testament
And this commandment we have from Him, that he who loves God loves his brother also.
Worsley New Testament
And we have this commandment from Him, that he, who loveth God, should love his brother also.
Youngs Literal Translation
and this is the command we have from Him, that he who is loving God, may also love his brother.
Themes
Battle of Life » Promises of ultimate triumph » Rewards bestowed upon those who overcome
Brotherly love » General references to
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Word Count of 38 Translations in 1 John 4:21
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Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Love Revealed
20
If a man says, I love God, yet he hates his brother, he is a liar! He who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God whom he has not seen.
21 And
Phrases
Cross References
1 John 3:11
This is the message you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another!
Leviticus 19:18
Do not seek revenge. Never hold a grudge against any of your people. Instead, love your neighbor as you love yourself. I am Jehovah.
Matthew 22:37-39
Jesus told him: You shall love Jehovah your God with all your heart (Greek: kardia: feelings, emotions), and with all your being, and with your entire mind (Greek: dianoia: understanding). (Deuteronomy 6:5)
Matthew 5:43
You have heard it said, 'You should love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' (Leviticus 19:18)
Mark 12:29-33
Jesus answered: The first is, Hear, O Israel; Jehovah our God is one God (Jehovah).
Luke 10:37
He said: The one who showed mercy to him. Jesus said to him: Go and you do like wise.
John 13:34-35
I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also love one another.
John 15:12
This is my commandment, that you love one another, even as I have loved you.
Romans 12:9-10
Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor evil and cling to good.
Romans 13:9-10
For the Law code says: You must not commit adultery, you must not murder, you must not steal, you must not bear false witness, and you must not covet. If there is any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying; namely, you must love your neighbor as yourself.
Galatians 5:6
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision means anything, nor uncircumcision, but faith working through love.
Galatians 5:14
For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
1 Thessalonians 4:9
I do not need to write you about brotherly love. For God taught you to love one another.
1 Peter 3:8
Finally, all of you be like-minded, compassionate, brotherly, tenderhearted, and humble.
1 Peter 4:8
Above all things have intense love for one another, for love covers a multitude of sins.
1 John 3:14
We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. He who does not love abides in death.
1 John 3:18
My Little children, let us not love in word, neither with the tongue; but in deed and truth.
1 John 3:23
This is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another. He gave us this commandment!
1 John 4:11
Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.