1 John 4:21
Modern Translations
New International Version
And he has given us this command: Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister.

New Living Translation
And he has given us this command: Those who love God must also love their fellow believers.

English Standard Version
And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother.

Berean Study Bible
And we have this commandment from Him: Whoever loves God must love his brother as well.

New American Standard Bible
And this commandment we have from Him, that the one who loves God must also love his brother and sister.

NASB 1995
And this commandment we have from Him, that the one who loves God should love his brother also.

NASB 1977
And this commandment we have from Him, that the one who loves God should love his brother also.

Amplified Bible
And this commandment we have from Him, that the one who loves God should also [unselfishly] love his brother and seek the best for him.

Christian Standard Bible
And we have this command from him: The one who loves God must also love his brother and sister.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And we have this command from Him: The one who loves God must also love his brother.

Contemporary English Version
The commandment that God has given us is: "Love God and love each other!"

Good News Translation
The command that Christ has given us is this: whoever loves God must love others also.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Christ has given us this commandment: The person who loves God must also love other believers.

International Standard Version
And this is the commandment that we have from him: the person who loves God must also love his brother.

NET Bible
And the commandment we have from him is this: that the one who loves God should love his fellow Christian too.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.

New King James Version
And this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God must love his brother also.

King James 2000 Bible
And this commandment have we from him, That he who loves God love his brother also.

New Heart English Bible
This commandment we have from him, that he who loves God should also love his brother.

World English Bible
This commandment we have from him, that he who loves God should also love his brother.

American King James Version
And this commandment have we from him, That he who loves God love his brother also.

American Standard Version
And this commandment have we from him, that he who loveth God love his brother also.

A Faithful Version
And this is the commandment that we have from Him: that the one who loves God should also love his brother.

Darby Bible Translation
And this commandment have we from him, That he that loves God love also his brother.

English Revised Version
And this commandment have we from him, that he who loveth God love his brother also.

Webster's Bible Translation
And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God, love his brother also.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And this comandemet haue we of him, that he that loueth God, should loue his brother also.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And this commaundement haue we of hym: that he which loueth God, shoulde loue his brother also.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And this comaundement haue we of him, that he which loueth God, shulde loue his brother also.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And this commaundemet have we of him: that he which loveth God shuld love his brother also.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And this [is] the command we have from Him, that he who is loving God, may also love his brother.

Berean Literal Bible
And this commandment we have from Him, that the one loving God should love his brother also.

Young's Literal Translation
and this is the command we have from Him, that he who is loving God, may also love his brother.

Smith's Literal Translation
And this command have we from him, That he loving God love his brother also.

Literal Emphasis Translation
And this commandment we have from Him, so that the one loving God should also love his brother.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And this commandment we have from God, that he, who loveth God, love also his brother.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And this is the commandment that we have from God, that he who loves God must also love his brother.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And we have received this commandment from him: “Everyone who loves God shall love his brother also.”

Lamsa Bible
And this commandment we have from him, That he who loves God loves his brother also.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And this commandment we have from him: That he that loves God, must love his brother also.

Godbey New Testament
And we have this precept from him, that the one loving God with divine love also loves his brother with divine love.

Haweis New Testament
So this commandment have we from him, that he who loveth God love also his brother.

Mace New Testament
besides, 'tis a commandment we have receiv'd from him, that he who would love God, must love his brother also.

Weymouth New Testament
And the command which we have from Him is that he who loves God must love his brother man also.

Worrell New Testament
And this commandment we have from Him, that he who loves God loves his brother also.

Worsley New Testament
And we have this commandment from Him, that he, who loveth God, should love his brother also.
















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