1 John 4:11
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 John 4:11 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 John 4:11 is a verse from the book of 1 John in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 John 4:11 — KJV
“Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.”
— 1 John 4:11 (KJV)
1 John 4:11 in Context — About the Book of 1 John
1 John is the apostle of love's late-life letter — written so believers can know they have eternal life. God is light; God is love; perfect love drives out fear. Its tests are simple and searching: walk in the light, love one another, confess sin and find Him faithful to forgive.
Cross-References for 1 John 4:11
“Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. is born: Gr. has been born”
Shares key themes with 1 John 4:11: beloved, god, loved
“If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son be hers that was hated:”
Shares key themes with 1 John 4:11: beloved, loved, love
“I opened to my beloved; but my beloved had withdrawn himself, and was gone: my soul failed when he spake: I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer.”
Shares key themes with 1 John 4:11: beloved, loved, ought
“Behind the doors also and the posts hast thou set up thy remembrance: for thou hast discovered thyself to another than me, and art gone up; thou hast enlarged thy bed, and made thee a covenant with them; thou lovedst their bed where thou sawest it. made...: or, hewed it for thyself larger than theirs where...: or, thou providedst room”
Shares key themes with 1 John 4:11: loved, also, love
“Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.”
Shares key themes with 1 John 4:11: beloved, loved, also
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