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Bede, on 1John 4:20
Bede · A.D. 673–735
1John 4:20 · Douay-Rheims
“If any man say, I love God, and hateth his brother; he is a liar. For he that loveth not his brother, whom he seeth, how can he love God, whom he seeth not?”
On this verse:
“For he who does not love his brother, etc. He who loves his brother loves God. It is necessary to love God in order to love love itself. For God is love. And lest anyone dare to say: "And what does it hinder to love God, even if I do not love my brother?" it is rightly added:”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.