1 John 4:21 meaning and explanation

And we have this commandment from Him: Whoever loves God must love his brother as well.

1 John 4:21, Berean Standard Bible

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The elder who wrote this letter closes a long argument about love with a command. He has just said that anyone claiming to love God while hating a brother is a liar, since the God we cannot see is known through the neighbor we can see.

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