1 John 4:20

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

If anyone says, ‘I love God,’ and yet hates his brother or sister,  he is a liar.  For the person who does not love his brother or sister  whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen.

Cross References

1 John 3:17

If anyone has this world’s goods  and sees a fellow believer  in need  but withholds compassion  from him #– #how does God’s love reside in him?

1 John 2:9

The one who says he is in the light but hates his brother or sister  is in the darkness until now.

1 John 4:12

No one has ever seen God.  If we love one another, God remains in  us and his love is made complete in us.

1 John 2:4

The one who says, ‘I have come to know him,’ and yet doesn’t keep his commands, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

1 John 2:11

But the one who hates his brother or sister  is in the darkness, walks in the darkness,  and doesn’t know where he’s going,  because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

1 Peter 1:8

Though you have not seen  him, you love him;  though not seeing him now, you believe in him, and you rejoice  with inexpressible and glorious joy,

1 John 1:6

If we say, ‘We have fellowship  with him,’ and yet we walk in darkness,  we are lying and are not practising the truth.

John 13:35

By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love   one another.’

1 John 1:8

If we say, ‘We have no sin,’  we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us.