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?
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Verse 20 is found in chapter 4 of 1 John. We love because God first loved us. Love for God cannot be separated from love for a brother, because the invisible relationship with God must be manifested in visible relationships.
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So jemand spricht: "Ich liebe Gott", und haßt seinen Bruder, der ist ein Lügner. Denn wer seinen Bruder nicht liebt, den er sieht, wie kann er Gott lieben, den er nicht sieht?
Si alguno dice, Yo amo a Dios, y aborrece a su hermano, es mentiroso. Porque el que no ama a su hermano al cual ha visto, ¿cómo puede amar a Dios a quien no ha visto?
Si quelqu'un dit: J'aime Dieu, et qu'il haïsse son frère, c'est un menteur; car celui qui n'aime pas son frère qu'il voit, comment peut-il aimer Dieu qu'il ne voit pas?
Se alcuno dice: Io amo Iddio, ed odia il suo fratello, è bugiardo; perciocchè, chi non ama il suo fratello ch’egli ha veduto, come può amare Iddio ch’egli non ha veduto?
Se alguém diz: Eu amo a Deus, e odeia a seu irmão, é mentiroso. Pois quem não ama a seu irmão, ao qual viu, como pode amar a Deus, a quem não viu?
人若說「我愛上帝」,卻恨他的弟兄,就是說謊了;不愛他看得見的弟兄,就不能愛看不見的上帝 。
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