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1 John 3:11
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1 John 3:11
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Love One Another
11 For this is the message you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.(A)
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1 John 3:11
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1 John 3:11
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More on Love and Hatred
11 For this is the message you heard(A) from the beginning:(B) We should love one another.(C)
2 John 5
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2 John 5
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5 But now, dear lady, I ask you, not as though I were writing you a new commandment but one we have had from the beginning: let us love one another.(A)
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2 John 5
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2 John 5
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5 And now, dear lady, I am not writing you a new command but one we have had from the beginning.(A) I ask that we love one another.
John 15:12
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John 15:12
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12 “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.(A)
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John 15:12
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12 My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.(A)
1 John 4:7
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1 John 4:7
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God Is Love
7 Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.(A)
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1 John 4:7
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1 John 4:7
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God’s Love and Ours
7 Dear friends, let us love one another,(A) for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God(B) and knows God.(C)
1 John 4:21
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1 John 4:21
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21 The commandment we have from him is this: those who love God must love their brothers and sisters also.
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1 John 4:21
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21 And he has given us this command:(A) Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister.(B)
John 13:34-35
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John 13:34-35
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34 I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another.(A) 35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”(B)
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John 13:34-35
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John 13:34-35
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34 “A new command(A) I give you: Love one another.(B) As I have loved you, so you must love one another.(C) 35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”(D)
1 Peter 4:8
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1 Peter 4:8
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8 Above all, maintain constant love for one another, for love covers a multitude of sins.(A)
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1 Peter 3:8
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1 Peter 3:8
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Suffering for Doing Right
8 Finally, all of you, have unity of spirit, sympathy, love for one another, a tender heart, and a humble mind.(A)
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1 Peter 3:8
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Suffering for Doing Good
8 Finally, all of you, be like-minded,(A) be sympathetic, love one another,(B) be compassionate and humble.(C)
Ephesians 5:2
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Ephesians 5:2
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2 and walk in love, as Christ loved us[a] and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.(A)
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- 5.2 Other ancient authorities read you
Ephesians 5:2
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Ephesians 5:2
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2 and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us(A) and gave himself up for us(B) as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.(C)
1 John 1:5
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1 John 1:5
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God Is Light
5 This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light and in him there is no darkness at all.(A)
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1 John 1:5
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Light and Darkness, Sin and Forgiveness
5 This is the message we have heard(A) from him and declare to you: God is light;(B) in him there is no darkness at all.
1 Thessalonians 4:9
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1 Thessalonians 4:9
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9 Now concerning love of the brothers and sisters, you do not need to have anyone write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another,(A)
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9 Now about your love for one another(A) we do not need to write to you,(B) for you yourselves have been taught by God(C) to love each other.(D)
1 John 2:7-8
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1 John 2:7-8
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A New Commandment
7 Beloved, I am writing you no new commandment but an old commandment that you have had from the beginning; the old commandment is the word that you have heard. 8 Yet I am writing you a new commandment that is true in him and in you, because[a] the darkness is passing away and the true light is already shining.(A)
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1 John 2:7-8
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1 John 2:7-8
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7 Dear friends,(A) I am not writing you a new command but an old one, which you have had since the beginning.(B) This old command is the message you have heard. 8 Yet I am writing you a new command;(C) its truth is seen in him and in you, because the darkness is passing(D) and the true light(E) is already shining.(F)
1 Peter 1:22
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1 Peter 1:22
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22 Now that you have purified your souls[a] by your obedience to the truth[b] so that you have genuine mutual affection, love one another deeply from the heart.[c](A)
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1 Peter 1:22
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22 Now that you have purified(A) yourselves by obeying(B) the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply,(C) from the heart.[a]
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- 1 Peter 1:22 Some early manuscripts from a pure heart
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