1 John 4:20 KJV

If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?

Matthew Henry

  • 1 John 4:14–21The 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...

Thompson Chains

Cross References

  • 1 John 3:17 But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
  • 1 John 4:12 No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
  • 1 John 2:4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
  • 1 John 2:9 He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.
  • 1 John 2:11 But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.

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Topics

  • Church Harmonious fellowship of
  • Hatred Scriptures relating to Hatred
  • Hypocrisy General scriptures concerning Hypocrisy
  • Love Of man for God
  • Malice General scriptures concerning Malice

Bible Dictionary

  • God(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning...

Greek and Strong’s

  • If Ἐάν Ean ἐάν Conjunction
  • a man τις tis τὶς Pronoun · nominative masculine singular
  • say εἴπῃ eipē Verb · aorist active subjunctive, third person singular ὅτι hoti ὅτι Conjunction ἔπω épō
  • I love Ἀγαπῶ Agapō ἀγαπάω Verb · present active indicative, first person singular
  • God τὸν ton Article · accusative masculine singular Θεόν Theon θεός Noun · accusative masculine singular
  • and καὶ kai καί Conjunction
  • hateth μισῇ misē μισέω Verb · present active subjunctive, third person singular
  • his αὐτοῦ autou αὐτός Pronoun · third person, genitive masculine singular
  • brother τὸν ton Article · accusative masculine singular ἀδελφὸν adelphon ἀδελφός Noun · accusative masculine singular
  • he is ἐστίν estin Verb · present active indicative, third person singular ἐστί estí
  • a liar ψεύστης pseustēs ψεύστης Noun · nominative masculine singular
  • for γὰρ gar γάρ Conjunction
  • he that loveth ὁ ho Pronoun · nominative masculine singular ἀγαπῶν agapōn ἀγαπάω Verb · present active participle, nominative masculine singular
  • not μὴ mē μή Adverb
  • his αὐτοῦ autou αὐτός Pronoun · third person, genitive masculine singular
  • brother τὸν ton Article · accusative masculine singular ἀδελφὸν adelphon ἀδελφός Noun · accusative masculine singular
  • whom ὃν hon ὅς Pronoun · accusative masculine singular
  • he hath seen ἑώρακεν heōraken ὁράω Verb · perfect active indicative, third person singular
  • how πῶς pōs πῶς Adverb
  • can δύναται dynatai δύναμαι Verb · present middle indicative, third person singular
  • he love ἀγαπᾷν agapan ἀγαπάω Verb · present active infinitive
  • God τὸν ton Article · accusative masculine singular Θεὸν Theon θεός Noun · accusative masculine singular
  • whom ὃν hon ὅς Pronoun · accusative masculine singular
  • he hath ὁράω horáō
  • not οὐχ ouch οὐ Adverb
  • seen ἑώρακεν heōraken ὁράω Verb · perfect active indicative, third person singular

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