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1 John 4:11

King James Version (KJV)

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

Translations

1 John 4:11 - Amplified Bible

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

1 John 4:11 - American Standard Version

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

1 John 4:11 - Bible in Basic English

My loved ones, if God had such love for us, it is right for us to have love for one another.

1 John 4:11 - Darby Bible

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

1 John 4:11 - English Standard Version

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

1 John 4:11 - King James Version

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

1 John 4:11 - La Biblia de las Americas

Amados, si Dios asì nos amò, también nosotros debemos amarnos unos a otros.

1 John 4:11 - The Message

My dear, dear friends, if God loved us like this, we certainly ought to love each other. No one has seen God, ever. But if we love one another, God dwells deeply within us, and his love becomes complete in us—perfect love!

1 John 4:11 - New American Standard Bible

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

1 John 4:11 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Amados, si Dios asì nos amò, también nosotros debemos amarnos unos a otros.

1 John 4:11 - World English Bible

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

1 John 4:11 - Young's Living Translation

Beloved, if thus did God love us, we also ought one another to love;

1 John 4:11 - Additional Comments

Alas, we can only agape love when we have a relationship with Him. Yet, sadly, we do not exercise this love as we should. We must see the love that God has for us, and in response, love others in the same way.
God's perfect world, before sin, made no difference to looks, intelligence, etc. Everyone was accepted "as is". Any time we do less, we fail to view others as God does, to love them as He does.

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