I John · Chapter 4 King James Version

I John 4:20

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The Scripture

(20) If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
Chapter overview (whole chapter)

In this chapter the apostle John writes to the believers, reminding them that true fellowship with God is possible only through Christ, and that love is the evidence of that fellowship. He explains that those who love one another are in God’s own body, and that those who claim to love but do not love God are not his children.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

I John 2:4I John 3:17I John 4:12