² Share each other’s burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ.

Living to Please Others

15 We who are strong must be considerate of those who are sensitive about things like this. We must not just please ourselves.

¹⁴ Brothers and sisters, we urge you to warn those who are lazy. Encourage those who are timid. Take tender care of those who are weak. Be patient with everyone.

³⁴ So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other.

²¹ And he has given us this command: Those who love God must also love their fellow believers.^[a]

⁸ Yes indeed, it is good when you obey the royal law as found in the Scriptures: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”^[a]

¹² This is my commandment: Love each other in the same way I have loved you.

¹³ For you have been called to live in freedom, my brothers and sisters. But don’t use your freedom to satisfy your sinful nature. Instead, use your freedom to serve one another in love. ¹⁴ For the whole law can be summed up in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”^[a]

¹⁴ And since I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other’s feet. ¹⁵ I have given you an example to follow. Do as I have done to you.

⁵ If you see that the donkey of someone who hates you has collapsed under its load, do not walk by. Instead, stop and help.