Verse 20

{ "verseID": "1 John.4.20", "source": "Ἐάν τις εἴπῃ, ὅτι Ἀγαπῶ τὸν Θεόν, καὶ τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ μισῇ, ψεύστης ἐστίν: ὁ γὰρ μὴ ἀγαπῶν τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ ὃν ἑώρακεν, τὸν Θεὸν ὃν οὐχ ἑώρακεν πῶς δύναται ἀγαπᾷν;", "text": "If *tis* *eipē*, that *Agapō* the *Theon*, and the *adelphon* of him *misē*, *pseustēs* *estin*: for the [one] *mē* *agapōn* the *adelphon* of him whom *heōraken*, the *Theon* whom *ouch* *heōraken* how *dynatai* *agapan*?", "grammar": { "*tis*": "indefinite pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular - anyone/someone", "*eipē*": "aorist active subjunctive, 3rd singular - might say", "*Agapō*": "present active indicative, 1st singular - I love", "*Theon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - God", "*adelphon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - brother", "*misē*": "present active subjunctive, 3rd singular - might hate", "*pseustēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - liar", "*estin*": "present indicative, 3rd singular - is", "*mē*": "negative particle - not", "*agapōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - loving", "*heōraken*": "perfect active indicative, 3rd singular - has seen", "*ouch*": "negative particle - not", "*dynatai*": "present middle/passive indicative, 3rd singular - is able/can", "*agapan*": "present active infinitive - to love" }, "variants": { "*eipē*": "might say/might speak/might claim", "*Agapō*": "I love/I show love", "*adelphon*": "brother/fellow believer", "*misē*": "might hate/might detest", "*pseustēs*": "liar/false person", "*agapōn*": "loving/showing love", "*heōraken*": "has seen/has beheld/has observed", "*dynatai*": "is able/can/has capacity", "*agapan*": "to love/to show love" } }

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Hvis noen sier: Jeg elsker Gud, men hater sin bror, er han en løgner; for den som ikke elsker sin bror, som han har sett, hvordan kan han da elske Gud, som han ikke har sett?

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Hvis noen sier: 'Jeg elsker Gud', men hater sin bror, så er han en løgner; for den som ikke elsker sin bror som han har sett, hvordan kan han da elske Gud som han ikke har sett?

• Norsk King James

  Hvis en person sier: 'Jeg elsker Gud', og hater sin bror, er han en løgner; for den som ikke elsker sin bror, som han har sett, hvordan kan han elske Gud, som han ikke har sett?

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Hvis noen sier: 'Jeg elsker Gud,' men hater sin bror, er han en løgner. For den som ikke elsker sin bror, som han har sett, kan ikke elske Gud, som han ikke har sett.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Hvis noen sier: Jeg elsker Gud, men hater sin bror, da er han en løgner. For den som ikke elsker sin bror som han har sett, hvordan kan han elske Gud som han ikke har sett?

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Hvis noen sier: "Jeg elsker Gud," men hater sin bror, er han en løgner. For den som ikke elsker sin bror, som han har sett, hvordan kan han elske Gud, som han ikke har sett?

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Hvis noen sier: «Jeg elsker Gud,» men hater sin bror, er han en løgner, for den som ikke elsker sin bror som han har sett, hvordan kan han elske Gud som han ikke har sett?

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Hvis noen sier: «Jeg elsker Gud», men hater sin bror, er han en løgner; for den som ikke elsker sin bror, som han har sett, hvordan kan han da elske Gud, som han ikke har sett?

• gpt4.5-preview

  Hvis noen sier: «Jeg elsker Gud», men hater sin bror, da er han en løgner, for den som ikke elsker sin bror, som han har sett, hvordan kan han elske Gud, som han ikke har sett?

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Hvis noen sier: «Jeg elsker Gud», men hater sin bror, da er han en løgner, for den som ikke elsker sin bror, som han har sett, hvordan kan han elske Gud, som han ikke har sett?

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Hvis noen sier: «Jeg elsker Gud», og hater sin bror, er han en løgner. For den som ikke elsker sin bror som han har sett, hvordan kan han elske Gud som han ikke har sett?

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  If anyone says, 'I love God,' but hates their brother or sister, they are a liar. For the one who does not love their brother or sister whom they have seen cannot love God whom they have not seen.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Hvis noen sier: Jeg elsker Gud, og hater sin bror, er han en løgner; for den som ikke elsker sin bror som han har sett, kan ikke elske Gud som han ikke har sett.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Dersom Nogen siger: Jeg elsker Gud, og han hader sin Broder, han er en Løgner; thi hvo, som ikke elsker sin Broder, som han haver seet, hvorledes kan han elske Gud, som han ikke haver seet?

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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?

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Om noen sier: Jeg elsker Gud, men hater sin bror, er han en løgner. For den som ikke elsker sin bror som han har sett, kan ikke elske Gud som han ikke har sett.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  If someone says, 'I love God,' and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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?

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Hvis noen sier: "Jeg elsker Gud," og hater sin bror, er han en løgner; for den som ikke elsker sin bror som han har sett, kan ikke elske Gud som han ikke har sett.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Hvis noen sier: 'Jeg elsker Gud', men hater sin bror, er han en løgner. For den som ikke elsker sin bror, som han har sett, hvordan kan han elske Gud, som han ikke har sett?

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Dersom noen sier: «Jeg elsker Gud,» og hater sin bror, er han en løgner. For den som ikke elsker sin bror, som han har sett, kan ikke elske Gud, som han ikke har sett.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Om noen sier: «Jeg elsker Gud,» og hater sin bror, er han en løgner. For den som ikke elsker sin bror som han har sett, kan ikke elske Gud som han ikke har sett.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Yf a man saye I love god and yet hate his brother he is a lyar. For how can he yt loveth not his brother whom he hath sene love god whom he hath not sene?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Yf eny man saye: I loue God, & yet hateth his brother, he is a lyar. For he that loueth not his brother whom he seyth, how can he loue God, whom he seyth not?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  If any man say, I loue God, and hate his brother, he is a liar: for how can he that loueth not his brother whom he hath seene, loue God whom he hath not seene?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  If a man say, I loue God, & yet hate his brother, he is a lyer: For how can he yt loueth not his brother whom he hath seene, loue God who he hath not seene?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  If a man says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who doesn't love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  if any one may say -- `I love God,' and his brother he may hate, a liar he is; for he who is not loving his brother whom he hath seen, God -- whom he hath not seen -- how is he able to love?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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, cannot love God whom he hath not seen.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  If a man says, I have love for God, and has hate for his brother, his words are false: for how is the man who has no love for his brother whom he has seen, able to have love for God whom he has not seen?

• World English Bible (2000)

  If a man says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who doesn't love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  If anyone says“I love God” and yet hates his fellow Christian, he is a liar, because the one who does not love his fellow Christian whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen.

Referenced Verses

• 1 John 3:17 : 17 { "verseID": "1 John.3.17", "source": "Ὅς δʼ ἂν ἔχῃ τὸν βίον τοῦ κόσμου, καὶ θεωρῇ τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ χρείαν ἔχοντα, καὶ κλείσῃ τὰ σπλάγχνα αὐτοῦ ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ, πῶς ἡ ἀγάπη τοῦ Θεοῦ μένει ἐν αὐτῷ;", "text": "Whoever *d'an echē* the *bion* of the *kosmou*, and *theōrē* the *adelphon* of him *chreian echonta*, and *kleisē* the *splanchna* of him from him, how the *agapē* of *Theou menei* in him?", "grammar": { "*d'an*": "particle combination - but whoever", "*echē*": "present active subjunctive, 3rd singular - might have", "*bion*": "accusative, masculine, singular - livelihood/goods", "*kosmou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of world", "*theōrē*": "present active subjunctive, 3rd singular - might see", "*adelphon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - brother", "*chreian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - need", "*echonta*": "present active participle, accusative, masculine, singular - having", "*kleisē*": "aorist active subjunctive, 3rd singular - might shut", "*splanchna*": "accusative, neuter, plural - bowels/affections", "*agapē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - love", "*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God", "*menei*": "present active, 3rd singular - abides" }, "variants": { "*echē*": "might have/possess/hold", "*bion*": "livelihood/goods/means of living", "*kosmou*": "world/universe/worldly system", "*theōrē*": "might see/behold/observe", "*adelphon*": "brother/fellow believer", "*chreian*": "need/necessity/lack", "*echonta*": "having/possessing", "*kleisē*": "might shut/close", "*splanchna*": "bowels/affections/compassion/heart", "*agapē*": "love/charity", "*menei*": "abides/remains/continues" } }
• 1 John 4:12 : 12 { "verseID": "1 John.4.12", "source": "Θεὸν Οὐδεὶς πώποτε τεθέαται. Ἐὰν ἀγαπῶμεν ἀλλήλους, ὁ Θεὸς ἐν ἡμῖν μένει, καὶ ἡ ἀγάπη αὐτοῦ τετελειωμένη ἐστιν ἐν ἡμῖν.", "text": "*Theon* *Oudeis* *pōpote* *tethetai*. If *agapōmen* *allēlous*, the *Theos* in us *menei*, and the *agapē* of him *teteleiōmenē* *estin* in us.", "grammar": { "*Theon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - God", "*Oudeis*": "nominative, masculine, singular - no one", "*pōpote*": "adverb - ever/at any time", "*tethetai*": "perfect middle/passive indicative, 3rd singular - has seen", "*agapōmen*": "present active subjunctive, 1st plural - we love/we might love", "*allēlous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - one another", "*Theos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - God", "*menei*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - remains/abides", "*agapē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - love", "*teteleiōmenē*": "perfect passive participle, nominative, feminine, singular - having been perfected", "*estin*": "present indicative, 3rd singular - is" }, "variants": { "*tethetai*": "has seen/has beheld/has observed", "*agapōmen*": "we love/we might love/we should love", "*menei*": "remains/abides/dwells/stays", "*agapē*": "love/divine love/selfless love", "*teteleiōmenē*": "having been perfected/having been completed/having been brought to fullness" } }
• 1 John 2:4 : 4 { "verseID": "1 John.2.4", "source": "Ὁ λέγων, Ἔγνωκα αὐτόν, καὶ τὰς ἐντολὰς αὐτοῦ μὴ τηρῶν, ψεύστης ἐστίν, καὶ ἐν τούτῳ ἡ ἀλήθεια οὐκ ἔστιν.", "text": "The one *legōn*, I have *egnōka* him, and the *entolas* of him not *tērōn*, *pseustēs estin*, and in this the *alētheia* not *estin*.", "grammar": { "*legōn*": "present, participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - saying/declaring", "*egnōka*": "perfect, indicative, active, 1st person singular - I have known", "*entolas*": "accusative, feminine, plural - commandments/instructions", "*tērōn*": "present, participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - keeping/observing", "*pseustēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - liar/deceiver", "*estin*": "present, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - is/exists", "*alētheia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - truth/reality" }, "variants": { "*legōn*": "saying/declaring/claiming/asserting", "*egnōka*": "have known/experienced/understood", "*tērōn*": "keeping/observing/obeying/guarding", "*pseustēs*": "liar/deceiver/false person", "*alētheia*": "truth/reality/genuineness/truthfulness" } }
• 1 John 2:9 : 9 { "verseID": "1 John.2.9", "source": "Ὁ λέγων ἐν τῷ φωτὶ εἶναι, καὶ τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ μισῶν, ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ ἐστὶν ἕως ἄρτι.", "text": "The one *legōn* in the *phōti einai*, and the *adelphon* of him *misōn*, in the *skotia estin heōs arti*.", "grammar": { "*legōn*": "present, participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - saying/claiming", "*phōti*": "dative, neuter, singular - light", "*einai*": "present, infinitive - to be/exist", "*adelphon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - brother/fellow believer", "*misōn*": "present, participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - hating/detesting", "*skotia*": "dative, feminine, singular - darkness", "*estin*": "present, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - is/exists", "*heōs*": "preposition/conjunction - until/as far as", "*arti*": "adverb - now/at present" }, "variants": { "*legōn*": "saying/claiming/declaring/asserting", "*phōti*": "light/illumination/understanding/goodness", "*adelphon*": "brother/fellow believer/sibling", "*misōn*": "hating/detesting/disliking strongly", "*skotia*": "darkness/obscurity/ignorance/evil", "*heōs arti*": "until now/still/yet/even now" } }
• 1 John 2:11 : 11 { "verseID": "1 John.2.11", "source": "Ὁ δὲ μισῶν τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ ἐστὶν, καὶ ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ περιπατεῖ, καὶ οὐκ οἶδεν ποῦ ὑπάγει, ὅτι ἡ σκοτία ἐτύφλωσεν τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτοῦ.", "text": "The one *de misōn* the *adelphon* of him in the *skotia estin*, and in the *skotia peripatei*, and not *oiden pou hypagei*, because the *skotia etyphlōsen* the *ophthalmous* of him.", "grammar": { "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and/now", "*misōn*": "present, participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - hating", "*adelphon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - brother/fellow believer", "*skotia*": "dative, feminine, singular - darkness", "*estin*": "present, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - is/exists", "*peripatei*": "present, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - walks/lives", "*oiden*": "perfect, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - knows/has known", "*pou*": "adverb - where/to what place", "*hypagei*": "present, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - goes/departs", "*etyphlōsen*": "aorist, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - blinded", "*ophthalmous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - eyes" }, "variants": { "*misōn*": "hating/detesting/disliking strongly", "*adelphon*": "brother/fellow believer/sibling", "*skotia*": "darkness/obscurity/ignorance/evil", "*peripatei*": "walks/lives/conducts oneself/behaves", "*oiden*": "knows/has known/understands/perceives", "*hypagei*": "goes/departs/is going/proceeds", "*etyphlōsen*": "blinded/made blind/darkened", "*ophthalmous*": "eyes/sight/vision" } }
• 1 John 1:6 : 6 { "verseID": "1 John.1.6", "source": "Ἐὰν εἴπωμεν ὅτι κοινωνίαν ἔχομεν μετʼ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐν τῷ σκότει περιπατῶμεν, ψευδόμεθα, καὶ οὐ ποιοῦμεν τὴν ἀλήθειαν:", "text": "If we *eipōmen* that *koinōnian* we *echomen* with him, and in the *skotei* we *peripatōmen*, we *pseudometha*, and not we *poioumen* the *alētheian*:", "grammar": { "*eipōmen*": "aorist subjunctive, 1st plural, active - we might say/claim [potential action]", "*koinōnian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - fellowship/communion/participation", "*echomen*": "present, 1st plural, active - we have/possess [ongoing state]", "*skotei*": "dative, neuter, singular - darkness [locative use]", "*peripatōmen*": "present subjunctive, 1st plural, active - we might walk/conduct ourselves [potential ongoing action]", "*pseudometha*": "present, 1st plural, middle - we lie/speak falsely [ongoing action]", "*poioumen*": "present, 1st plural, active - we do/perform/practice [ongoing action]", "*alētheian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - truth [direct object]" }, "variants": { "*eipōmen*": "might say/declare/claim", "*koinōnian*": "fellowship/communion/participation/partnership/sharing", "*echomen*": "have/possess/hold/maintain", "*skotei*": "darkness/obscurity/ignorance/evil", "*peripatōmen*": "walk/conduct ourselves/live/behave", "*pseudometha*": "lie/speak falsely/deceive", "*poioumen*": "do/practice/perform/accomplish", "*alētheian*": "truth/reality/genuineness" } }
• 1 Pet 1:8 : 8 { "verseID": "1 Peter.1.8", "source": "Ὃν οὐκ ἰδόντες, ἀγαπᾶτε· εἰς ὃν, ἄρτι μὴ ὁρῶντες, πιστεύοντες δὲ, ἀγαλλιᾶσθε χαρᾷ ἀνεκλαλήτῳ καὶ δεδοξασμένῃ:", "text": "Whom not having *idontes*, you *agapate*; into whom, *arti* not *horōntes*, but *pisteuontes*, you *agalliasthe* with *chara* *aneklalētō* and *dedoxasmenē*:", "grammar": { "*idontes*": "aorist, active, participle, nominative, masculine, plural - concessive", "*agapate*": "present, active, indicative, 2nd person, plural - ongoing action", "*arti*": "adverb - temporal", "*horōntes*": "present, active, participle, nominative, masculine, plural - concessive", "*pisteuontes*": "present, active, participle, nominative, masculine, plural - causal", "*agalliasthe*": "present, middle/passive, indicative, 2nd person, plural - result", "*chara*": "dative, feminine, singular - means/manner", "*aneklalētō*": "dative, feminine, singular - attributive adjective", "*dedoxasmenē*": "perfect, passive, participle, dative, feminine, singular - attributive" }, "variants": { "*idontes*": "having seen/beheld/perceived", "*agapate*": "love/cherish/value highly", "*horōntes*": "seeing/beholding/perceiving", "*pisteuontes*": "believing/trusting/having faith", "*agalliasthe*": "rejoice greatly/exult/are overjoyed", "*chara*": "joy/gladness/delight", "*aneklalētō*": "inexpressible/unspeakable/beyond words", "*dedoxasmenē*": "glorified/exalted/filled with glory" } }