1 John 4:7

Coverdale Bible (1535)

Dearly beloued, let vs loue one another, for loue commeth of God. And euery one yt loueth, is borne of God, and knoweth God.

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  • 1 John 4:8 : 8 He that loueth not, knoweth not God: for God is loue.
  • 1 John 2:29 : 29 Yf ye knowe yt he is righteous, knowe also that he which doth righteousnes, is borne of him.
  • 1 John 4:20-5:1 : 20 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? 21 And this comaundement haue we of him, that he which loueth God, shulde loue his brother also. 1 Who 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.
  • 1 John 2:10 : 10 He yt loueth his brother, abydeth in the lighte, and there is none occasion of euell in him.
  • 1 Thess 4:9-9 : 9 But as touchinge brotherly loue, ye nede not that I wryte vnto you, for ye youre selues are taught of God to loue one another: 10 yee and that thinge ye do vnto all the brethre, which are thorow out all Macedonia. But we beseke you brethren that ye increace yet more and more,
  • 1 Pet 1:22 : 22 Euen 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 3:10-23 : 10 By 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. 11 For this is the tydinges which ye haue herde from the begynnynge, that ye shulde loue one another, 12 not 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. 13 Maruayle not (my brethren) though the worlde hate you. 14 We knowe yt we are traslated from death vnto life, because we loue the brethren. He that loueth not his brother, abydeth in death. 15 Who soeuer hateth his brother, is a mansleyer. And ye knowe that a mansleyer hath not eternall life abydinge in him. 16 Hereby haue we perceaued loue, that he gaue his life for vs, and therfore ought we also to geue oure lyues for the brethre. 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? 18 My litle children, let vs not loue with worde nether with tonge, but with ye dede, and with the trueth. 19 Hereby knowe we, that we are of the verite, and can quyete oure hertes before him. 20 But yf oure hert condemne vs, God is greater the oure hert, and knoweth all thinges. 21 Dearly beloued, yf oure hert condemne vs not, then haue we a fre boldnes to God warde. 22 And what so euer we axe, we shal receaue it: because we kepe his comaundemetes, and do those thinges, which are pleasaunt in his sighte. 23 And this is his comaundement, that we beleue on ye name of his sonne Iesus Christ, and loue one another, as he gaue commaundement.
  • 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.
  • Gal 5:22 : 22 But the frute of the sprete, is loue, ioye, peace, longe sufferinge, getlenes, goodnesse, faithfulnes,
  • 2 Tim 1:7 : 7 For God hath not geuen vs the sprete of feare, but of power, and of loue, and of right vnderstondynge.
  • Deut 30:6 : 6 And the LORDE thy God shall circumcyse thine hert, and the hert of thy sede, that thou mayest loue the LORDE yi God with all thy hert and with all yi soule, that thou mayest lyue.
  • John 17:3 : 3 But this is the life euerlastinge, that they knowe the (that thou onely art the true God) and whom thou hast sent, Iesus Christ.
  • 2 Cor 4:6 : 6 For God that comaunded the light to shyne out of darcknesse, hath geuen a cleare shyne in oure hertes, yt by vs ye light of ye knowlege of the glory of God mighte come forth, in the face of Iesus Christ.
  • Gal 4:9 : 9 But now seynge ye knowe God (yee rather are knowne off God) how is it that ye turne you backe agayne vnto the weake and beggerly tradicions, wher vnto ye desyre agayne afresh to be in bondage?

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  • 1 John 4:8-13
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    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.

    13Hereby knowe we that we dwell in him, and he in vs, because he hath geuen vs of his sprete.

  • 1 John 4:15-21
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    15Whosoeuer now confesseth yt Iesus is the sonne of God in him dwelleth God, and he in God:

    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.

    20Yf 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?

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

  • 1 John 5:1-4
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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.

    3For this is the loue of God, that we kepe his commaundementes, and his commaundemetes are not greuous.

    4For all that is borne of God, ouercommeth the worlde: and this is the victory that ouercommeth the worlde, eue oure faith.

  • 1 John 4:6
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    6We are of God, and he that knoweth God, herkeneth vnto vs: he that is not of God, heareth vs not. Here by knowe we the sprete of trueth, and ye sprete of erroure.

  • 1 John 3:14-16
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    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.

  • 1 John 3:9-11
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    9Who so euer is borne of God, synneth not: for his sede remayneth in him, & he ca not synne, because he is borne of God.

    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,

  • 1 John 3:1-2
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    1Beholde what loue the father hath shewed on vs, yt we shulde be called the childre of God. Therfore ye worlde knoweth you not, because it knoweth not him.

    2Dearly beloued, we are now ye childre of God, and yet hath it not appeared what we shalbe. But we knowe yt when he shal appeare, we shal be like him: for we shal se him as he is.

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

  • 1 John 2:29
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    29Yf ye knowe yt he is righteous, knowe also that he which doth righteousnes, is borne of him.

  • 1 John 2:5
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    5But who so kepeth his worde, in him is the loue of God perfecte in dede. Hereby knowe we, that we are in him.

  • 1 John 3:18-19
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    18My litle children, let vs not loue with worde nether with tonge, but with ye dede, and with the trueth.

    19Hereby knowe we, that we are of the verite, and can quyete oure hertes before him.

  • 1 John 4:2
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    2Hereby shal ye knowe the sprete of God: Euery sprete which confesseth, that Iesus Christ is come in the flesh, is of God:

  • 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:

  • 1 John 5:18-20
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    18We knowe, that whosoeuer is borne off God, synneth not: but he that is begotte of God, kepeth himselfe, & yt wicked toucheth him not.

    19We knowe that we are of God, & the worlde is set alltogether on wickednes.

    20But we knowe, that the sonne of God is come, and hath geuen vs a mynde, to knowe him which is true: and we are in him yt is true, in his sonne Iesu Christ. This is the true God, and euerlastinge life.

  • 1 John 4:4
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    4Litle children, ye are off God, and haue ouercome them: for greater is he that is in you, then he that is in the worlde.

  • 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 3:23-24
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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.

    24And he that kepeth his commaundementes, dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby knowe we that he abydeth in vs, euen by the sprete which he hath geuen vs.

  • 1 Thess 1:4
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    4Because we knowe (brethren, beloued of God) how that ye are electe:

  • 2 John 1:5-6
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    5And now lady I beseke the (not as though I wrote a new commaundement vnto the, but the same which we haue had from the begynnynge) that we loue one another.

    6And this is the loue, that we walke after his commaundementes. This is the commaundement (as ye haue herde fro the begynnynge) that we shulde walke therin.

  • 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 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 2:3
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    3And hereby are we sure that we knowe him, yf we kepe his comaundemetes.

  • 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.

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    7in godlynes, brotherly loue: in brotherly loue, generall loue.

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    16For God so loued the worlde, that he gaue his onely sonne, that who so euer beleueth in hi, shulde not perishe, but haue euerlastinge life.

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    4But God which is riche in mercy thorow his greate loue wherwith he loued vs