¹⁴ If we love our brothers and sisters who are believers,^[a] it proves that we have passed from death to life. But a person who has no love is still dead.

¹⁸ Dear children, let’s not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our actions.

¹⁹ Our actions will show that we belong to the truth, so we will be confident when we stand before God.

Loving One Another

⁷ Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God. ⁸ But anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love.