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1 John 4:7
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1 John 4:7
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God Is Love
7 Beloved, (A)let us love one another, for love is from God, and (B)whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.
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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 4:20-5:1
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1 John 4:20-5:1
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20 (A)If anyone says, “I love God,” and (B)hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot[a] love God (C)whom he has not seen. 21 And (D)this commandment we have from him: (E)whoever loves God must also love his brother.
Overcoming the World
5 (F)Everyone who believes that (G)Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and (H)everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him.
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- 1 John 4:20 Some manuscripts how can he
1 John 4:20-5:1
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1 John 4:20-5:1
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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)
Faith in the Incarnate Son of God
5 Everyone who believes(G) that Jesus is the Christ(H) is born of God,(I) and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well.(J)
1 John 4:8
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1 John 4:8
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8 (A)Anyone who does not love does not know God, because (B)God is love.
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1 John 4:8
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1 John 4:8
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8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.(A)
1 Peter 1:22
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1 Peter 1:22
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22 Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for (A)a sincere brotherly love, (B)love one another earnestly from a pure heart,
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1 Peter 1:22
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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
1 John 2:10
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1 John 2:10
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10 Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and in him[a] there is no (A)cause for stumbling.
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- 1 John 2:10 Or it
1 John 2:10
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1 John 2:10
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10 Anyone who loves their brother and sister[a] lives in the light,(A) and there is nothing in them to make them stumble.(B)
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- 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.
Galatians 5:22
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Galatians 5:22
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22 But (A)the fruit of the Spirit is (B)love, joy, peace, patience, (C)kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
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Galatians 5:22
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Galatians 5:22
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22 But the fruit(A) of the Spirit is love,(B) joy, peace,(C) forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
2 Timothy 1:7
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2 Timothy 1:7
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7 for God gave us (A)a spirit not of fear but (B)of power and love and self-control.
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2 Timothy 1:7
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2 Timothy 1:7
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7 For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid,(A) but gives us power,(B) love and self-discipline.
1 Thessalonians 4:9-10
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1 Thessalonians 4:9-10
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9 Now concerning (A)brotherly love (B)you have no need for anyone to write to you, for you yourselves have been (C)taught by God (D)to love one another, 10 for that indeed is what (E)you are doing to all the brothers throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, to (F)do this more and more,
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1 Thessalonians 4:9-10
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1 Thessalonians 4:9-10
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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) 10 And in fact, you do love all of God’s family throughout Macedonia.(E) Yet we urge you, brothers and sisters, to do so more and more,(F)
1 John 4:12
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1 John 4:12
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12 (A)No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and (B)his love is 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)
1 John 3:10-23
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1 John 3:10-23
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10 By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, (A)nor is the one who (B)does not love his brother.
Love One Another
11 For (C)this is the message that you have heard from the beginning, (D)that we should love one another. 12 We should not be like (E)Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? (F)Because his own deeds were evil and his brother's righteous. 13 Do not be surprised, brothers,[a] (G)that the world hates you. 14 We know that (H)we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love abides in death. 15 (I)Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that (J)no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.
16 By this we know love, that (K)he laid down his life for us, and (L)we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. 17 But (M)if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet (N)closes his heart against him, (O)how does God's love abide in him? 18 Little children, let us not (P)love in word or talk but in deed and (Q)in truth.
19 By this we shall know that we are of the truth and reassure our heart before him; 20 for whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything. 21 Beloved, (R)if our heart does not condemn us, (S)we have confidence before God; 22 and (T)whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and (U)do what pleases him. 23 And this is his commandment, (V)that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and (W)love one another, (X)just as he has commanded us.
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- 1 John 3:13 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters; also verses 14, 16
1 John 3:10-23
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1 John 3:10-23
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10 This is how we know who the children of God(A) are and who the children of the devil(B) are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not God’s child, nor is anyone who does not love(C) their brother and sister.(D)
More on Love and Hatred
11 For this is the message you heard(E) from the beginning:(F) We should love one another.(G) 12 Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one(H) and murdered his brother.(I) And why did he murder him? Because his own actions were evil and his brother’s were righteous.(J) 13 Do not be surprised, my brothers and sisters,[a] if the world hates you.(K) 14 We know that we have passed from death to life,(L) because we love each other. Anyone who does not love remains in death.(M) 15 Anyone who hates a brother or sister(N) is a murderer,(O) and you know that no murderer has eternal life residing in him.(P)
16 This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us.(Q) And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.(R) 17 If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them,(S) how can the love of God be in that person?(T) 18 Dear children,(U) let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.(V)
19 This is how we know that we belong to the truth and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence: 20 If our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything. 21 Dear friends,(W) if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God(X) 22 and receive from him anything we ask,(Y) because we keep his commands(Z) and do what pleases him.(AA) 23 And this is his command: to believe(AB) in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ,(AC) and to love one another as he commanded us.(AD)
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- 1 John 3:13 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in verse 16.
1 John 2:29
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1 John 2:29
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29 If you know that (A)he is righteous, you may be sure that (B)everyone who practices righteousness has been born of him.
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1 John 2:29
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1 John 2:29
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29 If you know that he is righteous,(A) you know that everyone who does what is right has been born of him.(B)
John 17:3
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John 17:3
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2 Corinthians 4:6
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2 Corinthians 4:6
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6 For God, who said, (A)“Let light shine out of darkness,” (B)has shone in our hearts to give (C)the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
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2 Corinthians 4:6
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2 Corinthians 4:6
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6 For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,”[a](A) made his light shine in our hearts(B) to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ.(C)
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- 2 Corinthians 4:6 Gen. 1:3
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