1 John 4:20

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?

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 John 3:17 : 17 But he yt hath this worldes good, & seyth his brother haue nede, and shutteth vp his hert fro him, how dwelleth the loue of God in him?
  • 1 John 4:12 : 12 No man hath sene God at eny tyme. Yf we loue one another, God dwelleth in vs, and his loue is perfecte in vs.
  • 1 John 2:4 : 4 He that sayeth: I knowe him, and kepeth not his comaundemetes, is a lyar, and the trueth is not in him,
  • 1 John 2:9 : 9 He that sayeth he is in lighte, and hateth his brother, is yet in darknesse.
  • 1 John 2:11 : 11 But he yt hateth his brother, is in darknes, and walketh in darknes, and can not tell whither he goeth, for ye darknes hath blynded his eyes.
  • 1 John 1:6 : 6 Yf we saye that we haue fellishippe with him, and yet walke in darknes, we lye, and do not the trueth.
  • 1 Pet 1:8 : 8 whom ye haue not sene, and yet loue him: in whom now ye beleue, though ye se him not. Euen so shal ye reioyce also with vnoutspeakable and glorious ioye,

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 John 4:21
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    21And this comaundement haue we of him, that he which loueth God, shulde loue his brother also.

  • 1 John 4:7-12
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    7Dearly beloued, let vs loue one another, for loue commeth of God. And euery one yt loueth, is borne of God, and knoweth God.

    8He that loueth not, knoweth not God: for God is loue.

    9By this appeared the loue of God to vs warde, because that God sent his onely begotten sonne in to this worlde, that we mighte lyue thorow him.

    10Herein is loue, not that we loued God, but that he loued vs, and sent his sonne to make agremet for oure synnes.

    11Dearly beloued, yf God so loued vs, we oughte also to loue one another.

    12No man hath sene God at eny tyme. Yf we loue one another, God dwelleth in vs, and his loue is perfecte in vs.

  • 1 John 3:10-18
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    10By this are the children of God knowne & the children of the deuell. Who so euer doeth not righteousnes, is not of God, nether he thath loueth not his brother.

    11For this is the tydinges which ye haue herde from the begynnynge, that ye shulde loue one another,

    12not as Cain, which was of the wicked, and slewe his brother. And wherfore slewe he him? euen because his awne workes were euell, and his brothers righteous.

    13Maruayle not (my brethren) though the worlde hate you.

    14We knowe yt we are traslated from death vnto life, because we loue the brethren. He that loueth not his brother, abydeth in death.

    15Who soeuer hateth his brother, is a mansleyer. And ye knowe that a mansleyer hath not eternall life abydinge in him.

    16Hereby haue we perceaued loue, that he gaue his life for vs, and therfore ought we also to geue oure lyues for the brethre.

    17But he yt hath this worldes good, & seyth his brother haue nede, and shutteth vp his hert fro him, how dwelleth the loue of God in him?

    18My litle children, let vs not loue with worde nether with tonge, but with ye dede, and with the trueth.

  • 1 John 2:9-11
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    9He that sayeth he is in lighte, and hateth his brother, is yet in darknesse.

    10He yt loueth his brother, abydeth in the lighte, and there is none occasion of euell in him.

    11But he yt hateth his brother, is in darknes, and walketh in darknes, and can not tell whither he goeth, for ye darknes hath blynded his eyes.

  • 1 John 4:16-19
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    16and we haue knowne and beleued the loue that God hath to vs. God is loue, and he that dwelleth in loue dwelleth in God, and God in him.

    17Here in is the loue perfecte with vs, that we shulde haue a fre boldnesse in the daye of iudgment: for as he is, eue so are we in this worlde.

    18Feare is not in loue, but perfecte loue casteth out feare: for feare hath paynefulnes. He that feareth, is not perfecte in loue.

    19Let vs loue him, for he loued vs first.

  • 1 John 2:4-6
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    4He that sayeth: I knowe him, and kepeth not his comaundemetes, is a lyar, and the trueth is not in him,

    5But who so kepeth his worde, in him is the loue of God perfecte in dede. Hereby knowe we, that we are in him.

    6He yt sayeth he abydeth in him, oughte to walke euen as he walked.

  • 1 Pet 1:22
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    22Euen ye which haue purifyed youre soules in obeyenge the trueth thorow the sprete, for to loue brotherly without faynynge, & feruently one to loue another wt a pure hert,

  • 1 John 2:15
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    15Se that ye loue not the worlde, nether ye thinges that are in the worlde. Yf eny man loue the worlde, the loue of the father is not in him:

  • 1 John 5:1-2
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    1Who so euer beleueth that Iesus is Christ, is borne of God. And who soeuer loueth him that begat, loueth him also which was begotten of him.

    2By this we knowe that we loue Gods children, whan we loue God, and kepe his commaundementes.

  • 1 John 1:10
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    10Yf we saye, we haue not synned, we make him a lyar, and his worde is not in vs.

  • John 13:35
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    35By this shal euery man knowe that ye are my disciples, yf ye haue loue one to another.

  • 1 Thess 4:9
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    9But as touchinge brotherly loue, ye nede not that I wryte vnto you, for ye youre selues are taught of God to loue one another:

  • Jas 4:11
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    11Backbyte not one another, brethren. He that backbyteth his brother, and he yt iudgeth his brother, backbyteth the lawe, and iudgeth the lawe. But and yf thou iudge the lawe, thou art not an obseruer of the lawe: but a iudge.

  • John 5:42
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    42But I knowe you, that ye haue not the loue of God in you.

  • 1 Cor 8:3
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    3But yf eny man loue God, the same is knowne of him.

  • 1 John 5:10
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    10He that beleueth on ye sonne of God, hath the wytnes in him selfe. He that beleueth not God, hath made him a lyar.

  • 2 Cor 11:11
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    11Wherfore? because I shulde not loue you? God knoweth.

  • John 15:17
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    17This I commaunde you, that ye loue one another.

  • 1 John 3:23
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    23And this is his comaundement, that we beleue on ye name of his sonne Iesus Christ, and loue one another, as he gaue commaundement.

  • John 15:12
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    12This is my comaundement, that ye loue together, as I haue loued you.

  • 1 John 1:6
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    6Yf we saye that we haue fellishippe with him, and yet walke in darknes, we lye, and do not the trueth.

  • 3 John 1:11
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    11My beloued, folowe not yt which is euell, but that which is good. He that doeth well, is of God: but he that doeth euell, seyth not God.

  • John 14:24
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    24But he that loueth me not, kepeth not my sayenges. And the worde that ye heare, is not myne, but the fathers which hath sent me.

  • 2 Pet 1:7
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    7in godlynes, brotherly loue: in brotherly loue, generall loue.

  • John 15:23
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    23He yt hateth me, hateth my father also.

  • Matt 5:23
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    23Therfore when thou offrest thy gift at the altare, and there remembrest that thy brother hath ought agaynst the:

  • 1 John 1:8
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    8Yf we saye that we haue no synne, we disceaue oure selues, and the trueth is not in vs.

  • Lev 19:17
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    17Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine hert, but shalt tell yi neghboure his faute, that thou beare not synne for his sake.

  • 1 John 5:16
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    16Yf eny man se his brother synne a synne not vnto death, let him axe, and he shal geue him life, for the yt synne not vnto death. There is a synne vnto death, for the which saye I not that a man shulde praye.