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1 John 4:20 — King James Version← Study notes

If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?


1 John 4:20Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 John 4:2031 words
GreekMeaning
ἐάνean
IfwordG1437
τιςtis
anyonepronounG5100
εἴπῃeipē
sayverbG3004
ὅτιhoti
thatwordG3754
ἈγαπῶAgapō
I loveverbG25
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
θεόνtheon
GodnounG2316
καὶkai
andwordG2532
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
ἀδελφὸνadelphon
brothernounG80
αὐτοῦautou
of himpronounG846
μισῇmisē
may hateverbG3404
ψεύστηςpseustēs
a liarnounG5583
ἐστίνestin
he isverbG1510
ho
The onearticleG3588
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
μὴ
notadverbG3361
ἀγαπῶνagapōn
lovingverbG25
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
ἀδελφὸνadelphon
brothernounG80
αὐτοῦautou
of himpronounG846
ὃνhon
whomrelative pronounG3739
ἑώρακενheōraken
he has seenverbG3708
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
θεὸνtheon
GodnounG2316
ὃνhon
whomrelative pronounG3739
οὐχouch
notadverbG3756
ἑώρακενheōraken
he has seenverbG3708
οὐou
notadverbG3756
δύναταιdynatai
is he ableverbG1410
ἀγαπᾶνagapan
to loveverbG25
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 John 4:20

“If any man say, I love God.” 1 John 4:20 What God? wherefore love we? “Because He first loved us,” and gave us to love. He loved us ungodly, to make us godly; loved us unrighteous, to make us righteous; loved us sick, to make us whole. Ask each several man; let him tell you if he love God. He cries out, he confesses: I love, God knows. There is another question to be asked. “If any man say, I love God, and hates his brother, he is a liar.” By what do you prove that he is a…

Augustine · 4th century · Homily 9 on the First Epistle of John
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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I've always been skeptical of altar calls where people are weeping and saying they've encountered God. I've had no such experiences. I believe in God intellectually, but I haven't felt this overwhelmi...
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