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Andκαὶthisταύτηνcommandmentτὴν ἐντολὴνwe haveἔχομενfromἀπ’him,αὐτοῦthatἵναwhoeverὁlovesἀγαπῶνGodτὸν θεὸνmust loveἀγαπᾷhis brotherτὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦalso.καὶ
1 John 4:21
Study it in the app“And this commandment we have from him, that whoever loves God must love his brother also.”
Whoever says he loves God and hates his brother is a liarConflict and Reconciliation
With the Greek beneath
1 John 4:21, word by word
- commandmentἐντολὴνentolēn
commandment
What God or Jesus orders to be done, with his authority, to be carried out.
Where else “entolēn” appears- we haveἔχομενechomen
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echomen” appears- lovesἀγαπῶνagapōn
love
Love: to seek the good of the other, even of someone who does not deserve it.
Where else “agapōn” appears- Godθεὸνtheon
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theon” appears- his brotherἀδελφὸνadelphon
brother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “adelphon” appears
The context
20If 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.
21 · This verse (above)
To study 1 John 4 in a group
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?