1 John 4:11
Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.
KJV
Ἀγαπητοί, εἰ οὕτως ὁ θεὸς ἠγάπησεν ἡμᾶς, καὶ ἡμεῖς ὀφείλομεν ἀλλήλους ἀγαπᾶν.
Greek NT
Carissimi, si sic Deus dilexit nos : et nos debemus alterutrum diligere.
Vulgate
Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
ASV
My dearest, if God hath so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
10 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
εἰ
ei
conditional · 491×
θεός
theos
noun · 1311×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
οὕτω
outo
adverb · 208×
ἀγαπάω
agapao
verb · 143×
ἀγαπητός
agapetos
adjective · 61×
ἀλλήλων
allelon
reciprocal_pronoun · 100×
ἡμεῖς
emeis
pronoun · 862×
ὀφείλω
opheilo
verb · 35×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Cor 13:4 — Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
- 1John 2:8 — Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.
- 1John 3:16 — Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
- 1John 3:23 — And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
- 1John 4:21 — And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.
- 2Cor 8:8 — I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.
- Col 3:13 — Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
- Eph 4:31 — Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
- Eph 5:1 — Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;
- John 13:34 — A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
- John 15:12 — This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
- Luke 10:37 — And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.
- Matt 18:32 — Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:
- Rom 12:10 — Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;