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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23 And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.

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12 My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.(A)

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12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.

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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)

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34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

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11 For this is the message you heard(A) from the beginning:(B) We should love one another.(C)

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11 For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.

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Above all, love each other deeply,(A) because love covers over a multitude of sins.(B)

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And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

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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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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 1:22 Some early manuscripts from a pure heart

22 Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:

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29 Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe(A) in the one he has sent.”(B)

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29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.

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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)

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21 And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.

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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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But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.

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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)

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And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.

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Then a cloud appeared and covered them, and a voice came from the cloud:(A) “This is my Son, whom I love. Listen to him!”(B)

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And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.

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Yet I am writing you a new command;(A) its truth is seen in him and in you, because the darkness is passing(B) and the true light(C) is already shining.(D)

Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates a brother or sister[a](E) is still in the darkness.(F) 10 Anyone who loves their brother and sister[b] lives in the light,(G) and there is nothing in them to make them stumble.(H)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 John 2:9 The Greek word for brother or sister (adelphos) refers here to a believer, whether man or woman, as part of God’s family; also in verse 11; and in 3:15, 17; 4:20; 5:16.
  2. 1 John 2:10 The Greek word for brother and sister (adelphos) refers here to a believer, whether man or woman, as part of God’s family; also in 3:10; 4:20, 21.

Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.

He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.

10 He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.

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39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 22:39 Lev. 19:18

39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

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