Study it in the app“If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for whoever does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen.”
Whoever says he loves God and hates his brother is a liarConflict and Reconciliation
Ifἐάνanyoneτιςsays,εἴπῃ“I loveἈγαπῶGod,”τὸν θεόνandκαὶhatesμισῇhis brother,τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦhe isἐστίνa liar;ψεύστηςforγὰρwhoeverὁdoes notμὴloveἀγαπῶνhis brotherτὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦwhomὃνhe has seenἑώρακενcannotοὐ δύναταιloveἀγαπᾶνGodτὸν θεὸνwhomὃνhe has notοὐχseen.ἑώρακεν
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipēi” appearslove
Love: to seek the good of the other, even of someone who does not deserve it.
Where else “Agapō” appearsGod
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theon” appearshate
To feel deep aversion toward someone or something and want it away.
Where else “misēi” appearsbrother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “adelphon” appearsbe
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appearsliar
Liar, someone who tells lies.
Where else “pseustēs” appearssee
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “heōraken” appearscan, be able
Can, be able.
Where else “dynatai” appearsMany manuscripts read “how can he love God…?”
19We love, because he first loved us.
20 · This verse (above)
21And this commandment we have from him, that whoever loves God must love his brother also.
1. What it says
What does John ask us to do with every spirit, and why (v. 1-3)?
2. What it means
John says, "God is love" (v. 8, 16). How does the text show that love, and what does it expect of us (v. 9-11)?
3. How I live it
John writes that perfect love casts out fear (v. 18). What fear would you like to hand to God today?
