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Selected Verse: 1 John 4:21 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| 1Jo 4:21 |
King James |
And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also. |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
Besides the argument (Jo1 4:20) from the common feeling of men, he here adds a stronger one from God's express commandment (Mat 22:39). He who loves, will do what the object of his love wishes.
he who loveth God--he who wishes to be regarded by God as loving Him. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
And this commandment have we from him - That is, the command to love a brother is as obligatory as that to love God. If one is obeyed, the other ought to be also; if a man feels that one is binding on him, he should feel that the other is also; and he can never have evidence that he is a true Christian, unless he manifests love to his brethren as well as love to God. See the notes at Jam 2:10.
That he who loveth God love his brother also - See the notes at Joh 13:34-35. Compare Joh 15:12, Joh 15:17. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
That (ἵνα)
Not defining the contents of the commandment, but expressing intent. Compare Joh 13:34, and see on Joh 15:13.
His brother
"To the persecutor Saul, Christ said, 'Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou Me? I have ascended into heaven, yet still I lie upon earth. Here I sit at the right hand of the Father; there I still hunger, thirst, and am a stranger'" (Augustine). |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| And this commandment have we from him - Both God and Christ. That he who loveth God love his brother - Every one, whatever his opinions or mode of worship be, purely because he is the child, and bears the image, of God. Bigotry is properly the want of this pure and universal love. A bigot only loves those who embrace his opinions, and receive his way of worship; and he loves them for that, and not for Christ's sake. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| This commandment have we - We should love one another, and love our neighbor as ourselves. The love of God and the love of man can never be separated; he who loves God will love his brother; he who loves his brother gives this proof that he loves God, because he loves with a measure of that love which, in its infinitude, dwells in God. |
39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
20 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?
17 These things I command you, that ye love one another.
12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
10 For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.
13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.