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1 John 4:20
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20 If anyone says[a] “I love God” and yet[b] hates his fellow Christian,[c] he is a liar, because the one who does not love his fellow Christian[d] whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen.[e]

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  1. 1 John 4:20 tn Grk “if anyone should say…”
  2. 1 John 4:20 tn “Yet” is supplied to bring out the contrast.
  3. 1 John 4:20 tn See note on the phrase “fellow Christian” in 2:9.
  4. 1 John 4:20 tn See note on the phrase “fellow Christian” in 2:9.
  5. 1 John 4:20 sn In 4:20 the author again describes the opponents, who claim to love God. Their failure to show love for their fellow Christians proves their claim to know God to be false: The one who does not love his fellow Christian whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen.
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