1 John 4:21

Modern

And we have this commandment from Him: Whoever loves God must love his brother as well.

Traditional

And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.

Literal

And this commandment we have from Him, that the one loving God should love his brother also.

Latin

Et hoc mandatum habemus a Deo: ut qui diligit Deum, diligat et fratrem suum.

Greek

English

And we have this commandment from Him: Whoever loves God must love his brother as well.

John explains where a Christian’s love comes from and how it is shown in daily life.

Theme notes and profiles

Matthew 22:37–39
Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’
Leviticus 19:18
Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.
1 John 3:11
This is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another.
Galatians 5:14
The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
1 Thessalonians 4:9
Now about brotherly love, you do not need anyone to write to you, because you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another.
1 Peter 3:8
Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble.
Romans 12:9–10
Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good.
John 13:34–35
A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another.
John 15:12
This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.
1 John 3:23
And this is His commandment: that we should believe in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and we should love one another just as He commanded us.
1 John 3:14
We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death.
1 Peter 4:8
Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.