1 JOHN 4:21 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.”
And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother — the commandment (entolē) is singular and integrative: loving God necessarily includes loving the brother. The logical necessity (dei) flows from God's nature and Christ's teaching. Love of God and neighbor cannot be separated.
Church Fathers on 1 John 4:21
“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…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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