1 John 4:21 - Compare All Versions

1 John 4:20-21 MSG (The Message)

If anyone boasts, “I love God,” and goes right on hating his brother or sister, thinking nothing of it, he is a liar. If he won’t love the person he can see, how can he love the God he can’t see? The command we have from Christ is blunt: Loving God includes loving people. You’ve got to love both.

1 John 4:21 KJV (King James Version)

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

1 John 4:21 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

And this commandment we have from Him, that the one who loves God should love his brother also.

1 John 4:21 NCV (New Century Version)

And God gave us this command: Those who love God must also love their brothers and sisters.

1 John 4:21 ASV (American Standard Version)

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

1 John 4:21 NIV (New International Version)

And he has given us this command: Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister.

1 John 4:21 NKJV (New King James Version)

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

1 John 4:21 AMP (Amplified Bible)

And this commandment we have from Him, that the one who loves God should also [unselfishly] love his brother and seek the best for him.

1 John 4:21 NLT (New Living Translation)

And he has given us this command: Those who love God must also love their fellow believers.

1 John 4:21 TPT (The Passion Translation)

For he has given us this command: whoever loves God must also demonstrate love to others.

1 John 4:21 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother.