Afternoon Scripture Reading - 1 John 4:19-21

1 John 4:19-21 New King James Version (NKJV)

19 We love [a]Him because He first loved us.

Obedience by Faith

20 If someone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, [b]how can he love God whom he has not seen? 21 And this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God must love his brother also.

Footnotes:

1. 1 John 4:19 NU omits Him
2. 1 John 4:20 NU he cannot