1 John 4:20-21

If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen. And we have this commandment from Him: Whoever loves God must love his brother as well.

Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of 1 John 4

3 songs meet this passage

  • People Everyday (Metamorphosis Mix) · Arrested Development

    resonates with 1 John 4:20-21

    The closing plea for brotherly love mirrors the call to love one's brother as evidence of loving God.

  • “And I hate everything about you”

    Everything About You (Live at Woodstock Festival, Poland, 2013) · Ugly Kid Joe

    strains against 1 John 4:20

    The song's blanket hatred toward literally everything, even as a joke, stands against the call to love rather than despise what's around us.

  • “it's you they hate, it's you”

    Old Man & Me · Hootie & The Blowfish

    strains against 1 John 4:20

    The hatred described stands against the call to love one's brother, exposing how far human prejudice falls from God's command.

Elsewhere in 1 John 4