1 John 4:11 - Forerunner Commentary

1 John 4:11

9 ^aIn this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten ^bSon into the world, that we might live through Him.

10 In this is love, ^anot that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son ^bto be the propitiation for our sins.

11 Beloved, ^aif God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

12 ^aNo one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us.

13 ^aBy this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit.

14 And ^awe have seen and testify that ^bthe Father has sent the Son as Savior of the world.

15 ^aWhoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.

Verse Comparison: 1 John 4:11

American Standard Version
Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

Amplified® Bible
Beloved, if God loved us so [very much], we also ought to love one another.

Contemporary English Version
Dear friends, since God loved us this much, we must love each other.

Darby English Version
Beloved, if God has so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

Good News Bible
Dear friends, if this is how God loved us, then we should love one another.

International Standard Version
Dear friends, if this is the way God loved us, we must also love one another.

King James Version
Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.

New American Standard Bible
Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

New International Version
Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

New King James Version
Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

Young's Literal Translation
Beloved, if thus did God love us, we also ought one another to love;

New English Translation
Dear friends, if God so loved us, then¹ we also ought to love one another.²