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If a man say, 'I love God,' and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen? And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.
John the Apostle
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"If a man say, 'I love God,' and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen? And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also."
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If a man say, 'I love God,' and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen? And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also. — John the Apostle

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John the Apostle was a Clergyman from Ancient Rome (11–99).

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Who said "If a man say, 'I love God,' and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that l…"?
This quote is attributed to John the Apostle, a Clergyman from Ancient Rome.
When did John the Apostle live?
John the Apostle lived from 11 – 99.
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