1 John 4:20 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 John 4:20 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ἐάν
eán
G1437
if
τις
tìs
G5100
a certain
εἴπῃ
légō
G3004
to say
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
ἀγαπῶ
agapáō
G25
to love
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
θεόν
theós
G2316
God
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
ἀδελφὸν
adelphós
G80
brother
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
μισῇ
miséō
G3404
to hate
Ψεύστης
pseústēs
G5583
liar
ἐστίν
eimí
G1510
to be
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
ἀγαπῶν
agapáō
G25
to love
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
ἀδελφὸν
adelphós
G80
brother
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
ὃν
hós
G3739
who
ἑώρακεν
horáō
G3708
to see
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
θεὸν
theós
G2316
God
ὃν
hós
G3739
who
οὐχ
ou
G3756
not
ἑώρακεν
horáō
G3708
to see
οὐ
ou
G3756
not
δύναται
dýnamai
G1410
to be able
ἀγαπᾶν
agapáō
G25
to love
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World English Bible Public Domain
If a man says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who doesn't love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?
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King James Version Public Domain
If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar. For the one not loving his brother, whom he has seen, is not able to love God, whom he has not seen.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).