1 John 4:21 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
and this [is] the command we have from Him, that he who is loving God, may also love his brother.
English ASV
And this commandment have we from him, that he who loveth God love his brother also.
English Amplified
And this command (charge, order, injunction) we have from Him: that he who loves God shall love his brother [believer] also.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
And this command (charge, order, injunction) we have from Him: that he who loves God shall love his brother [believer] also.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
And we have this commandment from Him: Whoever loves God must love his brother as well.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
And we have this command from him: The one who loves God must also love his brother and sister.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
And this commandment have we from him, That he that loves God love also his brother.
English EASY 2024
This is the command that God has given us: Anyone who loves him must love other Christians too.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
God gave us this command: If we love God, we must also love each other as brothers and sisters.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
The command that Christ has given us is this: whoever loves God must love others also.
English God's Word - GW 1995
Christ has given us this commandment: The person who loves God must also love other believers.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
And we have this command from Him: the one who loves God must also love his brother.
English KJV 1611
And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.
English LSB
And this commandment we have from Him, that the one who loves God should love his brother also.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
We have this commandment from Him: Whoever loves God must also love his brother.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
And this commandment we have from Him, that the one who loves God should love his brother also.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
This is the commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
And the commandment we have from him is this: that the one who loves God should love his fellow Christian too.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
Here is the command God has given us. Anyone who loves God must also love his brothers and sisters.
English NIV
And he has given us this command: Whoever loves God must also love his brother.
English NKJ 1982
And this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God must love his brother also.
English NLT
And God himself has commanded that we must love not only him but our Christian brothers and sisters, too.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
The commandment we have from him is this: those who love God must love their brothers and sisters also.
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
For he has given us this command: whoever loves God must also demonstrate love to others.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
And this commandment we have from him, that he who loves God should love his brother also.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
And God himself has said that one must love not only God but his brother too.
English Tyndale 1537
And this commandment have we of him: that he which loveth God, should love his brother also.