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1 John 4:20–5:5

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20aIf someone says, “I love God,” and bhates his brother, he is a cliar; for dthe one who does not love his brother whom he has seen, ecannot love God whom he has not seen.

21And athis commandment we have from Him, that the one who loves God bshould love his brother also.

Chapter 5

Overcoming the World

1aWhoever believes that Jesus is the 1Christ is 2bborn of God, and whoever loves the 3Father cloves the child born of Him.

2aBy this we know that bwe love the children of God, when we love God and 1observe His commandments.

3For athis is the love of God, that we bkeep His commandments; and cHis commandments are not burdensome.

4For whatever is 1aborn of God bovercomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.

5Who is the one who overcomes the world, but he who abelieves that Jesus is the Son of God?

Read in Logos
1 John 5:4: For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.

Footnotes

  1. 1I.e. Messiah
  2. 2Or begotten
  3. 3Lit one who begets
  4. 1Lit do
  5. 1Or begotten

Cross references

  1. a1 John 1:6, 8, 10; 2:4
  2. b1 John 2:9, 11
  3. c1 John 1:6
  4. d1 John 3:17
  5. e1 Pet 1:8; 1 John 4:12
  6. aLev 19:18; Matt 5:43f; 22:37ff; John 13:34
  7. b1 John 3:11
  8. a1 John 2:22f; 4:2, 15
  9. bJohn 1:3; 3:3; 1 John 2:29; 5:4, 18
  10. cJohn 8:42
  11. a1 John 2:5
  12. b1 John 3:14
  13. aJohn 14:15; 2 John 6
  14. b1 John 2:3
  15. cMatt 11:30; 23:4
  16. aJohn 1:13; 3:3; 1 John 2:29; 5:1, 18
  17. b1 John 2:13; 4:4
  18. a1 John 4:15; 5:1

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