1 John 4:20

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

If we say we love God but hate any of our brothers or sisters in his family, we are liars. If we don’t love someone we have seen, how can we love God? We have never even seen him.

Cross References

1 John 3:17

Suppose a believer who is rich enough to have all the necessities of life sees a fellow believer who is poor and does not have even basic needs. What if the rich believer does not help the poor one? Then it is clear that God’s love is not in that person’s heart.

1 John 2:9

Someone might say, “I am in the light,” but if they hate any of their brothers or sisters in God’s family, they are still in the darkness.

1 John 4:12

No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us. If we love each other, God’s love has reached its goal—it is made perfect in us.

1 John 2:4

If we say we know God but do not obey his commands, we are lying. The truth is not in us.

1 John 2:11

But whoever hates their brother or sister is in darkness. They live in darkness. They don’t know where they are going, because the darkness has made them blind.

1 Peter 1:8

You have not seen Christ, but still you love him. You can’t see him now, but you believe in him. You are filled with a wonderful and heavenly joy that cannot be explained.

1 John 1:6

So if we say that we share in life with God, but we continue living in darkness, we are liars, who don’t follow the truth.

John 13:35

All people will know that you are my followers if you love each other.”

1 John 1:8

If we say that we have no sin, we are fooling ourselves, and the truth is not in us.