1st John 4:21
And we have this commandment of God, that he that loveth God, love also his brother.This verse in the real world
Who
In what words
- ἐντολήentolḗinjunction, i.e. an authoritative prescription
- ἀγαπάωagapáōto love (in a social or moral sense)
- ταύτῃtaútēi(towards or of) this
- ἀδελφόςadelphósa brother (literally or figuratively) near or remote (much like G1 (Α))
- ἵναhínacompare G3588 (ὁ)); in order that (denoting the purpose or the result)
- ἀπόapó"off," i.e. away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; li
- ἔχωéchōto hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; s
- θεόςtheósfiguratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very
+2 more words in this verse
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Mat 22:37–39, Lev 19:18, 1Jn 3:11, Gal 5:14, 1Th 4:9, 1Pe 3:8, Jhn 15:12, Rom 12:9–10