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 love God, and hate his brother, he is a liar: for he that loves not his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God 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 No amor não há medo; pelo contrário, o perfeito amor expulsa o medo; pois o medo está relacionado ao castigo; e o que teme não está aperfeiçoado em amor.

19 Nós o amamos, porque ele nos amou primeiro.

20 Se alguém diz: “Eu amo a Deus”, e odeia seu irmão, é mentiroso. Pois quem não ama seu irmão, ao qual viu, como pode amar a Deus, a quem nunca viu?

21 E dele temos este mandamento: quem ama a Deus, ame também seu irmão.

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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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