1 John 4:21 KJV
And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.
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
- Brotherly Love (1)See the chain from Proverbs 10:12 · 6 links
Cross References
- 1 John 3:11 For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
- Leviticus 19:18 Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.
- Matthew 22:37–39 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. …
- 1 Thessalonians 4:9 But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
- Mark 12:29–33 And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: …
- Luke 10:37 And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.
- John 13:34–35 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. …
- John 15:12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
- Romans 12:9–10 Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. …
- Romans 13:9–10 For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. …
- Galatians 5:6 For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.
- Galatians 5:14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
- 1 Peter 3:8 Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:
- 1 Peter 4:8 And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
- 1 John 3:14 We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
- 1 John 3:18 My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
- 1 John 3:23 And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
- 1 John 4:11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.
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Topics
- Church Harmonious fellowship of
- Commandments Precepts of, explicitly stated or implied in didactic epistles
- Love Of man for God
- Righteousness Fruits of
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
- And Καὶ Kai καί Conjunction
- this ταύτην tautēn Article · accusative feminine singular ταύτῃ taútēi
- commandment τὴν tēn Article · accusative feminine singular ἐντολὴν entolēn ἐντολή Noun · accusative feminine singular
- have we ἔχομεν echomen ἔχω Verb · present active indicative, first person plural
- from ἀπʼ ap’ ἀπό Preposition
- him αὐτοῦ autou αὐτός Pronoun · third person, genitive masculine singular
- That Ἵνα Hina ἵνα Adverb
- he who loveth ὁ ho Pronoun · nominative masculine singular ἀγαπῶν agapōn ἀγαπάω Verb · present active participle, nominative masculine singular
- God τὸν ton Article · accusative masculine singular Θεὸν Theon θεός Noun · accusative masculine singular
- love ἀγαπᾷ agapa ἀγαπάω 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
- also καὶ kai καί Adverb
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