1 John 4:7 KJV — MannaFest

1 John 4:7

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

KJV

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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.

WEB

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

YLT

Beloved, may we love one another, because the love is of God, and every one who is loving, of God he hath been begotten, and doth know God;

DBT

Beloved, let us love one another; because love is ofGod, and every one that loves has been begotten ofGod, and knowsGod.

About this book

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1 John — The aged apostle writes to churches in Asia Minor facing docetic teachers who deny the incarnation. Three tests interweave through five short chapters: walk in the light, love the brethren, confess Jesus come in the flesh.

Author: The apostle John — same author as the Gospel of John and 2/3 John; early church unanimous
Date: Late 1st century, c. AD 85–95, likely written from Ephesus

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40 verses on the floor

1 Corinthians 13:13
And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
John 15:13
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
1 John 4:20
If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
1 John 4:8
He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
1 Peter 1:22
Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:

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Cross-references: OpenBible.info (CC-BY), based on the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

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From the high and heavenly descent of love: For love is of God. He is the fountain, author, parent, and commander of love; it is the sum of his law and gospel: And every one that loveth (whose spirit is framed to judicious holy love) is born of God,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

The Spirit of God is the Spirit of love. The new nature in the children of God is the offspring of his love: and the temper and complexion of it is love.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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).

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page.

1JN 4:7GAL 5:22 COL 3:12-17
1JN 4:7GAL 5:22 1CO 13:4-7
1JN 4:7GAL 5:22 JHN 15:5
1JN 4:7GAL 5:22 JAS 3:17-18
1JN 4:7GAL 5:22 JHN 15:2
1JN 4:71JN 4:8 1JN 4:16
1JN 4:71JN 4:20 1JN 4:12
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
1JN 4:71PE 1:22 1TI 1:5

The whole web at once: see the Arc.

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