1Jo 4:20, 5:1-2 | ESV | STEP | If anyone says , I love God , and hates his brother , he is a liar ; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen .

1 John 4:20

20 ^aIf anyone says, “I love God,” and ^bhates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot ^{▼▼Some manuscripts how can he} love God ^dwhom he has not seen.

1 John 5:1-2

Overcoming the World

1 ^eEveryone who believes that ^fJesus is the Christ has been born of God, and ^geveryone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him. 2 ^hBy this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments.