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The Use of the Reciprocal Pronoun ἀλλήλων (allēlōn, “one another”)

The reciprocal pronoun expresses mutuality on the part of those addressed in context. Each of the author’s uses relates either to fellowship (1:7) or love (the remainder of uses).

The Reciprocal Pronoun ἀλλήλων (allēlōn, “one another”) in 1 John:

Passage	Reciprocal Pronoun Use (ESV)
1:7	“But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another [ἀλλήλων (allēlōn)], and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.”
3:11	“For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another [ἀλλήλους (allēlous)].”
3:23	“And this is his commandment, that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another [ἀλλήλους (allēlous)], just as he has commanded us.”
4:7	“Beloved, let us love one another [ἀλλήλους (allēlous)], for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.”
4:11	“Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another [ἀλλήλους (allēlous)].”
4:12	“No one has ever seen God; if we love one another [ἀλλήλους (allēlous)], God abides in us and his love is perfected in us.”

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