11 Dear friends, if God loved us in this way, we also must love one another. 4:11 Jn 13:14; 15:12; Rm 13:8; 1Th 4:9; 1Pt 1:2212 No one has ever seen God. 4:12 Ex 33:20 If we love one another, God remains in 4:12 Or remains among us and his love is made complete in us.
20 If anyone says, "I love God," and yet hates his brother or sister, 4:20 1Jn 2:9,11; 3:15 he is a liar. 4:20 1Jn 1:10 For the person who does not love his brother or sister 4:20 1Jn 2:10; 3:10,14–17 whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen. 4:20 Other mss read has seen, how is he able to love . . . seen? (as a question)21 And we have this command from him: The one who loves God must also love his brother and sister.