1 John 4:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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?”
1 John 4:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 John 4:20 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 John 4:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“If a man says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who doesn’t love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?”
1 John 4:20 — World English Bible
1 John 4:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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, cannot love God whom he hath not seen. ”
1 John 4:20 — American Standard Version
1 John 4:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“if any one may say--`I love God,' and his brother he may hate, a liar he is; for he who is not loving his brother whom he hath seen, God--whom he hath not seen--how is he able to love?”
1 John 4:20 — Young's Literal Translation
1 John 4:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“If any one say, I loveGod, and hate his brother, he is a liar: for he that loves not his brother whom he has seen, how can he loveGod whom he has not seen? ”
1 John 4:20 — Darby Translation
1 John 4:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“If any man say, I loue God, and hate his brother, he is a liar: for how can he that loueth not his brother whom he hath seene, loue God whom he hath not seene?”
1 John 4:20 — Geneva Bible
1 John 4:20 in Context — 1 John 4
18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.
19 We love him, because he first loved us.
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?
21 And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.
What Does 1 John 4:20 Mean?
1 John 4:20 is a verse from the Book of 1 John, part of the New Testament. It appears in 1 John chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
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