1Jn.4 19-21

 a paraphrased ‘enter the story’

 🍃🕊️  reading & study  🕊️🍃

08/24 ~ From New Testament Letters

   (In the Order Believed Written)

19 - And now we love, because he first loved us. 20 If anyone says, “I love God,” and despises their brother or sister, they are a liar [pseústēs - from pseúdomai]. For whoever doesn’t love their brother or sister who they see, cannot love God who they do not see. {They especially don’t ‘see’ him if they despise rather than love?} 21 And this is the commandment (“instructions”) we have from him - whoever loves God must also love their fellow (person). {The literal - “the one loving God, loves also the brother/sister of them - greek “same womb” of them; aka Eve. In this way we judge our own heart, not another or everyone of another group.. or faith, etc. Which we (humanity) seems prone to. Lol. And always folks we know nothing about. But! Powers and principalities benefit from division and all it brings. And of course the first gone rogue one is called “the accuser”.}

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🗝️ [  ] - word/language insights, usually from biblehub dot com - peering through translator partial unbelief; cross references, etc.

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Tomorrows verses - 1John 5:1-5

My own studies, had to paraphrase to post..

Start the day with a Psalm (jan 1-20, feb-20’s, mar-30’s, apr-40’s, etc. dec-120-150)