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19 We love[a] because he first loved us. 20 If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For how can anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen,[b] love God, whom he has not seen? 21 This then is the command we have from him: The one who loves God should also love his brother.

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  1. 1 John 4:19 A few witnesses to the text add God or him.
  2. 1 John 4:20 A few witnesses to the text read For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God.