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1 John 3:14
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14 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love [a]his brother abides in death.

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  1. 1 John 3:14 NU omits his brother
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1 John 3:14
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14 We know that we have passed from death to life,(A) because we love each other. Anyone who does not love remains in death.(B)

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John 13:35
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35 (A)By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”

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John 13:35
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35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”(A)

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1 John 5:2
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2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and (A)keep His commandments.

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1 John 5:2
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2 This is how we know(A) that we love the children of God:(B) by loving God and carrying out his commands.

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1 John 4:20-21
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Obedience by Faith

20 (A)If someone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, [a]how can he love God (B)whom he has not seen? 21 And (C)this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God must love his brother also.

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  1. 1 John 4:20 NU he cannot
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1 John 4:20-21
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20 Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister(A) is a liar.(B) For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen,(C) cannot love God, whom they have not seen.(D) 21 And he has given us this command:(E) Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister.(F)

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1 Thessalonians 4:9
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A Brotherly and Orderly Life

9 But concerning brotherly love you have no need that I should write to you, for (A)you yourselves are taught by God (B)to love one another;

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1 Thessalonians 4:9
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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)

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John 5:24
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Life and Judgment Are Through the Son

24 “Most assuredly, I say to you, (A)he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, (B)but has passed from death into life.

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John 5:24
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24 “Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me(A) has eternal life(B) and will not be judged(C) but has crossed over from death to life.(D)

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1 Peter 1:22
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The Enduring Word

22 Since you (A)have purified your souls in obeying the truth [a]through the Spirit in [b]sincere (B)love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart,

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  1. 1 Peter 1:22 NU omits through the Spirit
  2. 1 Peter 1:22 Lit. unhypocritical
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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. 1 Peter 1:22 Some early manuscripts from a pure heart
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Matthew 25:40
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40 And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, (A)inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’

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Matthew 25:40
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40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’(A)

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Hebrews 13:1
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Concluding Moral Directions

13 Let (A)brotherly love continue.

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Hebrews 13:1
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Concluding Exhortations

13 Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters.(A)

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John 15:12
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12 (A)This is My (B)commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.

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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)

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1 John 4:12
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Seeing God Through Love

12 (A)No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us.

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1 John 4:12
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12 No one has ever seen God;(A) but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.(B)

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1 John 4:7-8
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Knowing God Through Love(A)

7 (B)Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who (C)loves is born of God and knows God. 8 He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.

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1 John 4:7-8
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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) 8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.(D)

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1 John 3:23
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23 And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ (A)and love one another, as He gave [a]us commandment.

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  1. 1 John 3:23 M omits us
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1 John 3:23
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23 And this is his command: to believe(A) in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ,(B) and to love one another as he commanded us.(C)

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