Translations
Modern
Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer.
Traditional
Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.
Literal
Everyone hating his brother is a murderer; and you know that any murderer does not have eternal life remaining in him.
Latin
…omnis qui odit fratrem suum, homicida est. Et scitis quoniam omnis homicida non habet vitam æternam in semetipso manentem.
Original
Greek
English
Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer.
Notes
John now emphasizes that Christians need to love one another (see John 13:34).
Theme notes and profiles
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Glossary
Topics
Accepting Others All Sins Being Equal Brother: Signifies: Mankind Bullying Commandments: Other Apostles: Precepts of, Explicitly Stated or Implied in Didactic Epistles Eternal Life: The Wicked: Have Not Hating Others Hatred is Murder Hatred: Scriptures Relating To Homicide: Felonious, or Murder Life: Everlasting Malice: General Scriptures Concerning Murder: Hatred Is Sin: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To, Defining and Illustrating Taking Care of Siblings Wicked (People): Contrasted with Righteous People Wicked (People): Described