1 John 4:7God is love
Beloved, let's love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves has been born of God, and knows God.
Paul urges a love another that is worked out in solitude and community in 1 John 4:7—look for "god" and "love". Give love another with time and attention—turn hope into steady work.
This passage belongs to 1 John, a epistle/letter witness, naming love another. Placed in ch. 4, the nearby lines set its tone. The nearby sentences supply the texture.