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Berean Standard Bible

“Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.”

1 John 4:11

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John has just described God's love as shown in sending his Son so that we might live through him. He insists that love is not defined by our love for God but by God's love for us.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

World English Bible (WEB)

Beloved, if God loved us in this way, we also ought to love one another.

King James Version (KJV)

Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

My loved ones, if God had such love for us, it is right for us to have love for one another.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

Beloved, if thus did God love us, we also ought one another to love;

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Amados, si Dios así nos ha amado, debemos también nosotros amarnos unos á otros.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Amados, ya que Dios nos ha amado tanto, debemos amarnos unos a otros.

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