Sacrifices Pleasing to God

13 Let ^(A)brotherly love continue.

^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.

Suffering for Righteousness' Sake

⁸ Finally, all of you, ^(A)have unity of mind, sympathy, ^(B)brotherly love, ^(C)a tender heart, and ^(D)a humble mind.

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,

⁷ and godliness ^(A)with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection ^(B)with love.

^17 (A)Honor everyone. ^(B)Love the brotherhood. ^(C)Fear God. Honor the emperor.

⁵ And now I ask you, dear lady—^(A)not as though I were writing you a new commandment, but the one we have had from the beginning—^(B)that we love one another. ⁶ And ^(C)this is love, that we walk according to his commandments; this is the commandment, just ^(D)as you have heard from the beginning, so that you should walk in it.

⁹ Whoever says he is in the light and ^(A)hates his brother is still in darkness. ¹⁰ Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and in him^[a] there is no ^(B)cause for stumbling.

²⁴ And ^(A)let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works,