1 John

1 John 4:20–21

20If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen. 21And we have this commandment from Him: Whoever loves God must love his brother as well.

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1 John 4:20

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
IfἘάνEanConjunctionG1437 if
anyoneτιςtisInterrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG5100 any one, some one
saysεἴπῃeipēVerb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularG2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
I loveἈγαπῶAgapōVerb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularG25 I love
GodΘεόνTheonNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
hatesμισῇmisēVerb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularG3404 I hate, detest
hisαὐτοῦautouPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG80 a brother
he isἐστίνestinVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG1510 I am, exist
a liarψεύστηςpseustēsNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG5583 a liar, deceiver
ForγὰρgarConjunctionG1063 for
anyone whoὁhoArticle - Nominative Masculine SingularG3588 the
does not loveἀγαπῶνagapōnVerb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularG25 I love
hisαὐτοῦautouPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG80 a brother
whomὃνhonPersonal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG3739 who, which, what, that
he has seenἑώρακενheōrakenVerb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG3708 I see, look upon, experience
cannotδύναταιdynataiVerb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularG1410 I am powerful, am able
loveἀγαπᾶνagapanVerb - Present Infinitive ActiveG25 I love
GodΘεὸνTheonNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
whomὃνhonPersonal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG3739 who, which, what, that
he has not seenἑώρακενheōrakenVerb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG3708 I see, look upon, experience

1 John 4:21

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
AndκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
we haveἔχομενechomenVerb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralG2192 I have, hold, possess
thisταύτηνtautēnDemonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG3778 this, he, she, it
commandmentἐντολὴνentolēnNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG1785 an ordinance, injunction, command
fromἀπ’ap’PrepositionG575 from, away from
HimαὐτοῦautouPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
WhoeverὁhoArticle - Nominative Masculine SingularG3588 the
lovesἀγαπῶνagapōnVerb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularG25 I love
GodΘεὸνTheonNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
must loveἀγαπᾷagapaVerb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularG25 I love
hisαὐτοῦautouPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG80 a brother
as wellκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely

Cross-references

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1 John 4:20 1 John 3:17 · 1 John 2:9 · 1 John 4:12 · 1 John 2:4 · 1 John 2:11 · 1 Peter 1:8 · 1 John 1:6

1 John 4:21 Matthew 22:37–39 · Leviticus 19:18 · 1 John 3:11 · Galatians 5:14 · 1 Peter 3:8 · 1 Thessalonians 4:9 · John 15:12 · John 13:34–35 · Romans 12:9–10 · 1 John 3:23 · 1 John 3:14 · 1 Peter 4:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.