¹⁰ The one who loves his brother^(A) remains in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him.^[a]

¹⁴ We know that we have passed from death to life because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death.^{(A) 15} Everyone who hates his brother^(B) is a murderer,^(C) and you know that no murderer has eternal life residing in him.

Love in Action

¹⁶ This is how we have come to know love: He laid down His life^(D) for us.^(E) We should also lay down our lives for our brothers.^{(F) 17} If anyone has this world’s goods^(G) and sees his brother in need^(H) but closes his eyes^(I) to his need—how can God’s love reside in him?^(J)

Keeping God’s Commands

²⁰ If anyone says, “I love God,” yet hates his brother,^(A) he is a liar.^(B) For the person who does not love his brother^(C) he has seen cannot love the God he has not seen.^{[a] 21} And we have this command from Him: The one who loves God must also love his brother.