Verse 21

And this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God must love his brother also.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Og denne kommando har vi fra ham, at den som elsker Gud, også må elske sin bror.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Og dette er det budet vi har fått fra ham: at den som elsker Gud, også skal elske sin bror.

• Norsk King James

  Og dette budet har vi fra ham, at den som elsker Gud, også må elske sin bror.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Dette budet har vi fra ham: Den som elsker Gud, skal også elske sin bror.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Og dette budet har vi fra ham: Den som elsker Gud, skal også elske sin bror.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Og dette budet har vi fra ham, at den som elsker Gud, skal også elske sin bror.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og dette budet har vi fra ham: at den som elsker Gud også skal elske sin bror.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og denne befaling har vi fått fra ham: Den som elsker Gud, skal også elske sin bror.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Og dette budet har vi fra ham, at den som elsker Gud, må også elske sin bror.

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

  Og dette budet har vi fra ham, at den som elsker Gud, må også elske sin bror.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Og dette bud har vi fra ham: at den som elsker Gud, også skal elske sin bror.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  And this commandment we have from Him: Whoever loves God must also love their brother or sister.

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Og dette bud har vi fra ham, at den som elsker Gud, skal også elske sin bror.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og dette Bud have vi af ham, at den, som elsker Gud, skal og elske sin Broder.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og dette bud har vi fra ham: at den som elsker Gud, skal også elske sin bror.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Dette er budet vi har fra ham, at den som elsker Gud, også skal elske sin bror.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og dette er det budet vi har fra ham: Den som elsker Gud, må også elske sin bror.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og dette bud har vi fra ham, at den som elsker Gud også skal elske sin bror.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og dette er budet vi har fra ham: Den som elsker Gud, skal også elske sin bror.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And this commaundemet have we of him: that he which loveth God shuld love his brother also.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

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

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And this comandemet haue we of him, that he that loueth God, should loue his brother also.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And this commaundement haue we of hym: that he which loueth God, shoulde loue his brother also.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  This commandment we have from him, that he who loves God should also love his brother.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and this `is' the command we have from Him, that he who is loving God, may also love his brother.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And this commandment have we from him, that he who loveth God love his brother also.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And this is the word which we have from him, that he who has love for God is to have the same love for his brother.

• World English Bible (2000)

  This commandment we have from him, that he who loves God should also love his brother.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  And the commandment we have from him is this: that the one who loves God should love his fellow Christian too.

Referenced Verses

• 1 John 3:11 : 11 For this is the message that you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
• Lev 19:18 : 18 You shall not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the LORD.
• 1 Thess 4:9 : 9 But concerning brotherly love, you do not need that I write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another.
• Matt 22:37-39 : 37 Jesus said to him, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
• Mark 12:29-33 : 29 Jesus answered him, 'The first of all the commandments is: 'Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. 30 And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.' This is the first commandment. 31 And the second, like it, is this: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these. 32 So the scribe said to him, 'Well said, Teacher. You have spoken the truth, for there is one God, and there is no other but He. 33 And to love Him with all the heart, with all the understanding, with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love one's neighbor as oneself, is more than all the whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
• Luke 10:37 : 37 And he said, He who showed mercy on him. Then Jesus said to him, Go and do likewise.
• John 13:34-35 : 34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. 35 By this all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.
• John 15:12 : 12 This is my commandment: That you love one another, as I have loved you.
• Rom 12:9-9 : 9 Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cling to that which is good. 10 Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love; in honor giving preference to one another;
• Rom 13:9-9 : 9 For the commandments, 'You shall not commit adultery,' 'You shall not murder,' 'You shall not steal,' 'You shall not bear false witness,' 'You shall not covet,' and if there is any other commandment, are all summed up in this saying, namely, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' 10 Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
• Gal 5:6 : 6 For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision matters nor uncircumcision, but faith working through love.
• Gal 5:14 : 14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'
• 1 Pet 3:8 : 8 Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be courteous;
• 1 Pet 4:8 : 8 And above all things have fervent love among yourselves: for love will cover a multitude of sins.
• 1 John 3:14 : 14 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brothers. He who does not love his brother abides in death.
• 1 John 3:18 : 18 My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
• 1 John 3:23 : 23 And this is his commandment: that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
• 1 John 4:11 : 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
• Matt 5:43 : 43 You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.'