We love Him, because He first loved us. If anyone says, I love God, and hates (detests, abominates) his brother [in Christ], he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, Whom he has not seen. And this command (charge, order, injunction) we have from Him: that he who loves God shall love his brother [believer] also.
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If anyone says, I love God, and hates (detests, abominates) his brother [in Christ], he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, Whom he has not seen.
And this command (charge, order, injunction) we have from Him: that he who loves God shall love his brother [believer] also.](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimageproxy.youversionapi.com%2F320x320%2Fhttps%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Fstatic-youversionapi-com%2Fimages%2Fbase%2F80636%2F1280x1280.jpg&w=640&q=75)
![1 John 4:19-21 - We love Him, because He first loved us.
If anyone says, I love God, and hates (detests, abominates) his brother [in Christ], he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, Whom he has not seen.
And this command (charge, order, injunction) we have from Him: that he who loves God shall love his brother [believer] also.](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimageproxy.youversionapi.com%2F320x320%2Fhttps%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Fstatic-youversionapi-com%2Fimages%2Fbase%2F25569%2F1280x1280.jpg&w=640&q=75)
![1 John 4:19-21 - We love Him, because He first loved us.
If anyone says, I love God, and hates (detests, abominates) his brother [in Christ], he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, Whom he has not seen.
And this command (charge, order, injunction) we have from Him: that he who loves God shall love his brother [believer] also.](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimageproxy.youversionapi.com%2F320x320%2Fhttps%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Fstatic-youversionapi-com%2Fimages%2Fbase%2F2280%2F1280x1280.jpg&w=640&q=75)
![1 John 4:19-21 - We love Him, because He first loved us.
If anyone says, I love God, and hates (detests, abominates) his brother [in Christ], he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, Whom he has not seen.
And this command (charge, order, injunction) we have from Him: that he who loves God shall love his brother [believer] also.](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimageproxy.youversionapi.com%2F320x320%2Fhttps%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Fstatic-youversionapi-com%2Fimages%2Fbase%2F74330%2F1280x1280.jpg&w=640&q=75)
![1 John 4:19-21 - We love Him, because He first loved us.
If anyone says, I love God, and hates (detests, abominates) his brother [in Christ], he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, Whom he has not seen.
And this command (charge, order, injunction) we have from Him: that he who loves God shall love his brother [believer] also.](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimageproxy.youversionapi.com%2F320x320%2Fhttps%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Fstatic-youversionapi-com%2Fimages%2Fbase%2F67116%2F1280x1280.jpg&w=640&q=75)
![1 John 4:19-21 - We love Him, because He first loved us.
If anyone says, I love God, and hates (detests, abominates) his brother [in Christ], he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, Whom he has not seen.
And this command (charge, order, injunction) we have from Him: that he who loves God shall love his brother [believer] also.](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimageproxy.youversionapi.com%2F320x320%2Fhttps%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Fstatic-youversionapi-com%2Fimages%2Fbase%2F44247%2F1280x1280.jpg&w=640&q=75)
![1 John 4:19-21 - We love Him, because He first loved us.
If anyone says, I love God, and hates (detests, abominates) his brother [in Christ], he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, Whom he has not seen.
And this command (charge, order, injunction) we have from Him: that he who loves God shall love his brother [believer] also.](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimageproxy.youversionapi.com%2F320x320%2Fhttps%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Fstatic-youversionapi-com%2Fimages%2Fbase%2F10801%2F1280x1280.jpg&w=640&q=75)
![1 John 4:19-21 - We love Him, because He first loved us.
If anyone says, I love God, and hates (detests, abominates) his brother [in Christ], he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, Whom he has not seen.
And this command (charge, order, injunction) we have from Him: that he who loves God shall love his brother [believer] also.](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimageproxy.youversionapi.com%2F320x320%2Fhttps%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Fstatic-youversionapi-com%2Fimages%2Fbase%2F406%2F1280x1280.jpg&w=640&q=75)
![Breaking the Silence [Cyan] 1 John 4:19-21 Amplified Bible, Classic Edition](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F%2F%2Fimageproxy.youversionapi.com%2Fhttps%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Fyvplans%2F3004%2F320x180.jpg&w=640&q=75)
