1 John 4:11–21

11 Beloved, if God so loved us, bwe ought also to love one another. 12 cNo man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, dGod dwelleth in us, and ehis love is perfected in us. 13 fHereby know we that gwe ddwell in him, and he in us, gbecause he hath given us of his Spirit.

14 And hwe have seen and ido testify that jthe Father sent the Son to be kthe Saviour of the world. 15 lWhosoever shall confess mthat Jesus is the Son of God, dGod dwelleth in him, and he in God. 16 And we have known and believed nthe love that God hath to us. oGod is love; and he that dwelleth in love ddwelleth in God, and God in him. 17 eHerein is †our love made perfect, that pwe may have boldness qin the day of judgment: because ras he is, so are we in this world. 18 There is no fear in love; but sperfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth eis not made perfect in love. 19 tWe love him, because he first loved us. 20 uIf a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, whe is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God c xwhom he hath not seen? 21 And ythis commandment have we from him, zThat he who loveth God love his brother also.

b	See John 13:34. Comp. Matt. 18:33.
c	ver. 20. See John 1:18.
d	See ch. 2:24.
e	See ch. 2:5. So ver. 18.
f	So ch. 2:5.
g	ch. 3:24. Comp. John 5:38.
d	See ch. 2:24.
g	ch. 3:24. Comp. John 5:38.
h	See ch. 1:1.
i	See ch. 1:2.
j	John 3:17. See Matt. 18:11.
k	John 4:42. So 1 Tim. 4:10. See ch. 2:2.
l	See ver. 2. Comp. ch. 2:23.
m	ch. 5:5. See Matt. 14:33.
d	See ch. 2:24.
n	So ver. 9 (Gk.).
o	ver. 8.
d	See ch. 2:24.
e	See ch. 2:5. So ver. 18.
†	Gr. love with us. Comp. Matt. 1:23.
p	ch. 2:28 (Gk.). See ch. 3:21. Comp. James 2:13.
q	See Judith 16:17.
r	ch. 3:3. So ch. 2:6.
s	So Ecclus. 25:12. See Rom. 8:15.
e	See ch. 2:5. So ver. 18.
t	See ver. 10.
u	So ch. 3:17. See John 13:35. & Heb. 13:1.
w	ch. 2:4.
c	ver. 20. See John 1:18.
x	Comp. 1 Pet. 1:8.
y	Ga 6:2
z	See ch. 3:11.