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1 John 4:11 — King James Version← Study notes

Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.


1 John 4:11Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 John 4:1112 words
GreekMeaning
ἀγαπητοίagapētoi
BelovedadjectiveG27
εἰei
ifwordG1487
οὕτωςhoutōs
soadverbG3779
ho
thearticleG3588
θεὸςtheos
GodnounG2316
ἠγάπησενēgapēsen
lovedverbG25
ἡμᾶςhēmas
uspronounG1473
καὶkai
alsoadverbG2532
ἡμεῖςhēmeis
we ourselvespronounG1473
ὀφείλομενopheilomen
oughtverbG3784
ἀλλήλουςallēlous
one anotherpronounG240
ἀγαπᾶνagapan
to loveverbG25
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 John 4:11

“In this was manifested the love of God in us.” 1 John 4:9 Behold, in order that we may love God, we have exhortation. Could we love Him, unless He first loved us? If we were slow to love, let us not be slow to love in return. He first loved us; not even so do we love. He loved the unrighteous, but He did away the unrighteousness: He loved the unrighteous, but not unto unrighteousness did He gather them together: He loved the sick, but He visited them to make them whole.…

Augustine · 4th century · Homily 7 on the First Epistle of John
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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