Focused Passage

1 John 4:17-21

Testing the Spirits, Confessing the Son, and Abiding in God’s Love

The chapter moves from testing spiritual claims by the confession of Jesus Christ come in the flesh to living in the love of God revealed through the sending of the Son and confirmed by the Spirit.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

17In this way, love has been perfected among us, so that we may have confidence on the day of judgment; for in this world we are just like Him.

18There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment. The one who fears has not been perfected in love.

19We love because He first loved us.

20If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.

21And we have this commandment from Him: Whoever loves God must love his brother as well.

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References and Original Words

Verse 17

Cross-references

1 John 2:28Classic cross-references 1 John 4:12Classic cross-references 1 John 2:5Classic cross-references Romans 8:29Classic cross-references 1 John 3:3Classic cross-references Hebrews 4:16OliveGrove study links John 13:34-35OliveGrove study links Romans 8:1OliveGrove study links

Original words

InἘνG1722Prepositionthis [way]τούτῳG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular-ἡG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularloveἀγάπηG26Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularhas been perfectedτετελείωταιG5048Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singularamongμεθ’G3326PrepositionusἡμῶνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Pluralso thatἵναG2443Conjunctionwe may haveἔχωμενG2192Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person PluralconfidenceπαρρησίανG3954Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularonἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingulardayἡμέρᾳG2250Noun - Dative Feminine Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Singularof judgmentκρίσεωςG2920Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularforὅτιG3754ConjunctioninἐνG1722PrepositionthisτούτῳG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularworldκόσμῳG2889Noun - Dative Masculine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionweἡμεῖςG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person PluralareἐσμενG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Pluraljust likeκαθὼςG2531AdverbHimἐκεῖνόςG1565Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular. . .ἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular

Verse 18

Cross-references

2 Timothy 1:7Classic cross-references Romans 8:15Classic cross-references 1 John 4:12Classic cross-references Luke 1:74Classic cross-references Hebrews 12:28Classic cross-references Hebrews 4:16OliveGrove study links John 13:34-35OliveGrove study links Romans 8:1OliveGrove study links

Original words

There isἔστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularnoοὐκG3756AdverbfearΦόβοςG5401Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularinἐνG1722Preposition-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularloveἀγάπῃG26Noun - Dative Feminine Singularbutἀλλ’G235Conjunction-ἡG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularperfectτελείαG5046Adjective - Nominative Feminine SingularloveἀγάπηG26Noun - Nominative Feminine SingulardrivesβάλλειG906Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularoutἔξωG1854Adverb-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularfearφόβονG5401Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularbecauseὅτιG3754Conjunction-ὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularfearφόβοςG5401Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularinvolvesἔχειG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularpunishmentκόλασινG2851Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-δὲG1161ConjunctionThe [one who]ὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularfearsφοβούμενοςG5399Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine SingularvvvοὐG3756Adverbhas not been perfectedτετελείωταιG5048Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularinἐνG1722Preposition-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularloveἀγάπῃG26Noun - Dative Feminine Singular

Verse 19

Cross-references

John 3:16Classic cross-references John 14:15Classic cross-references 1 John 4:10Classic cross-references Romans 8:28Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 2:9Classic cross-references Hebrews 4:16OliveGrove study links John 13:34-35OliveGrove study links Romans 8:1OliveGrove study links

Original words

WeἩμεῖςG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person PluralloveἀγαπῶμενG25Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralbecauseὅτιG3754ConjunctionHeαὐτὸςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person SingularfirstπρῶτοςG4413Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularlovedἠγάπησενG25Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularusἡμᾶςG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural

BSB notes

BYZ and TR We love Him

Verse 20

Cross-references

John 13:35Classic cross-references 1 John 4:7Classic cross-references 1 John 3:17Classic cross-references Matthew 5:22Classic cross-references 1 John 2:9Classic cross-references Hebrews 4:16OliveGrove study links John 13:34-35OliveGrove study links Romans 8:1OliveGrove study links

Original words

IfἘάνG1437ConjunctionanyoneτιςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularsaysεἴπῃG2036Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular-ὅτιG3754ConjunctionI loveἈγαπῶG25Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularGodΘεόνG2316Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular[but]καὶG2532ConjunctionhatesμισῇG3404Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularbrotherἀδελφὸνG80Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularhe isἐστίνG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singulara liarψεύστηςG5583Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularForγὰρG1063Conjunctionanyone whoὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularvvvμὴG3361Adverbdoes not loveἀγαπῶνG25Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularbrotherἀδελφὸνG80Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularwhomὃνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singularhe has seenἑώρακενG3708Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularvvvοὐG3756AdverbcannotδύναταιG1410Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularloveἀγαπᾶνG25Verb - Present Infinitive Active-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularGodΘεὸνG2316Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularwhomὃνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine SingularvvvοὐχG3756Adverbhe has not seenἑώρακενG3708Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular

Verse 21

Cross-references

Galatians 6:2Classic cross-references John 15:12Classic cross-references John 13:34Classic cross-references Matthew 22:37Classic cross-references Mark 12:31Classic cross-references Hebrews 4:16OliveGrove study links John 13:34-35OliveGrove study links Romans 8:1OliveGrove study links

Original words

AndκαὶG2532Conjunctionwe haveἔχομενG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralthisταύτηνG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularcommandmentἐντολὴνG1785Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularfromἀπ’G575PrepositionHimαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-ἵναG2443ConjunctionWhoeverὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularlovesἀγαπῶνG25Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularGodΘεὸνG2316Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularmust loveἀγαπᾷG25Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularbrotherἀδελφὸνG80Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularas wellκαὶG2532Conjunction

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