1 John 4:7 BSB — MannaFest

1 John 4:7

Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.

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ASV

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is begotten of God, and knoweth God.

KJV

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

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Commentary

3 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Beloved, let us love one another - This verse introduces a new topic, the consideration of which occupies the remainder of the chapter. See the Analysis. The subject is one on which John dwells more than on any other - that of love. His own character especially inclined him to the exercise of love; and the remarkable affection which the Lord Jesus had shown for him, seems to have had the effect to give this grace a special prominence in his views of what constituted true religion. Compare Joh 13:

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

Let us love one another - From the doctrine he has just been defending he draws this exhortation. It is by the Spirit that the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts. Everyone that truly loveth God and his neighbour is born of God.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

At the same time, 1Jo 4:7-21 is connected with the immediately preceding context, 1Jo 4:2 setting forth Christ's incarnation, the great proof of God's love (1Jo 4:10). Beloved--an address appropriate to his subject, "love." love--All love is from God as its fountain: especially that embodiment of love, God manifest in the flesh. The Father also is love (1Jo 4:8).

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Original language & word study

22 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Ἀγαπητοί,	Agapētoi	Beloved,	G27 →
ἀγαπῶμεν	agapōmen	we may love	G25 →
ἀλλήλους,	allēlous	one another,	G240 →
ὅτι	hoti	because	G3754 →
ἡ	hē	<the>	G3588 →
ἀγάπη	agapē	love	G26 →
ἐκ	ek	from	G1537 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
θεοῦ	theou	God	G2316 →
ἐστιν	estin	is	G1510 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
πᾶς	pas	everyone	G3956 →
ὁ	ho	who	G3588 →
ἀγαπῶν	agapōn	is loving	G25 →
ἐκ	ek	from	G1537 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
θεοῦ	theou	God	G2316 →
γεγέννηται	gegennētai	has been born	G1080 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
γινώσκει	ginōskei	knows	G1097 →
τὸν	ton	<the>	G3588 →
θεόν·	theon	God;	G2316 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Galatians 5:22
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
leads to
- Colossians 3:12–17
  Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
- 1 Corinthians 13:4–7
  Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
- John 15:5
  I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing.
- James 3:17–18
  But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.
- John 15:2
  He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful.
Through
1 John 4:8
Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.
leads to
- 1 John 4:16
  And we have come to know and believe the love that God has for us. God is love; whoever abides in love abides in God, and God in him.
Through
1 John 4:20
If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.
leads to
- 1 John 4:12
  No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
1 Peter 1:22
Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.
leads to
- 1 Timothy 1:5
  The goal of our instruction is the love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a sincere faith.

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About 1 John

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About 1 John