1 John 4:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 John 4:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 John 4:21 is a verse from the book of 1 John in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 John 4:21 — KJV
“And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.”
— 1 John 4:21 (KJV)
1 John 4:21 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 4:21
“In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.”
Shares key themes with 1 John 4:21: loveth, god, love
“Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him. is born: Gr. has been born”
Shares key themes with 1 John 4:21: loveth, god, love
“And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him.”
Shares key themes with 1 John 4:21: loveth, love, brother
“Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;”
Shares key themes with 1 John 4:21: commandment, god, love
“Therefore thou shalt love the LORD thy God, and keep his charge, and his statutes, and his judgments, and his commandments, alway.”
Shares key themes with 1 John 4:21: commandment, god, love
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