¹¹Beloved, 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.

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Footnotes

bSee John 13:34. Comp. Matt. 18:33.
cver. 20. See John 1:18.
dSee ch. 2:24.
eSee ch. 2:5. So ver. 18.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Dear friends, if God loved us in this way, we also must love one another. No one has ever seen God. If we love one another, God remains in us and his love is made complete in us.

NLTNew Living Translation

Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other. No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and his love is brought to full expression in us.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Dear friends, if God loved us in this way, we also ought to love one another. No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God resides in us and his love is perfected in us.