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This commandment have we from him, that he who loves God should also love his brother.
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An Inseparable Command
Commentators unanimously stress that loving God and loving your brother are not two separate duties but are inextricably linked. As Albert Barnes notes, the command to love a brother is as obligatory as the command to love God. One cannot be genuinely practiced without the other; they are two sides of the same coin, a single expression of true faith.
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1 John
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And this commandment have we from him. That is, the command to love a brother is as obligatory as that to love God. If one is obeyed, the …
That (ινα). Sub-final object clause in apposition with εντολην as in Joh 13:34; 15:13.
From him (απ' αυτου…
19th Century
Anglican
THE PERFECT LOVE THE SUREST TEST (1 John 4:7–21).
Fraternal love the necessary product of the true knowledge of God…
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Baptist
And this commandment have we from him,—
That is, from the Lord Jesus, who again and again gave this commandment to his disciples.
The final warrant of the life of love is obedience to the teaching of Christ. He gave the command that “whoever loves God must also love his brothe…
16th Century
Protestant
And this commandment This is a stronger argument, drawn from the authority and doctrine of Christ; for he not only gave a commandment conc…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And this commandment have we from him Either "from God", as the Alexandrian copy and the Vulgate Latin version read;…
The Father sent the Son; He willed His coming into this world. The apostle attests to this. And whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son o…
