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John 15:12
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John 15:12
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12 This is my commandment: Love each other in the same way I have loved you.
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John 15:12
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John 15:12
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12 My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.(A)
1 John 4:21
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1 John 4:21
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21 And he has given us this command: Those who love God must also love their fellow believers.[a]
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- 4:21 Greek The one who loves God must also love his brother.
1 John 4:21
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1 John 4:21
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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)
John 13:34
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John 13:34
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34 So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other.
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John 13:34
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John 13:34
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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)
Romans 12:10
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Romans 12:10
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10 Love each other with genuine affection,[a] and take delight in honoring each other.
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- 12:10 Greek with brotherly love.
Romans 12:10
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Romans 12:10
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1 John 3:23
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1 John 3:23
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23 And this is his commandment: We must believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as he commanded us.
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1 John 3:23
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1 John 3:23
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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)
1 Peter 4:8
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1 Peter 4:8
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8 Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other, for love covers a multitude of sins.
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1 Peter 4:8
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1 Peter 4:8
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Ephesians 5:2
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Ephesians 5:2
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2 Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us[a] and offered himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God.
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- 5:2 Some manuscripts read loved you.
Ephesians 5:2
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Ephesians 5:2
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2 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)
1 Peter 3:8
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1 Peter 3:8
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All Christians
8 Finally, all of you should be of one mind. Sympathize with each other. Love each other as brothers and sisters.[a] Be tenderhearted, and keep a humble attitude.
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- 3:8 Greek Show brotherly love.
1 Peter 3:8
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1 Peter 3:8
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8 Finally, all of you, be like-minded,(A) be sympathetic, love one another,(B) be compassionate and humble.(C)
1 Thessalonians 4:9
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1 Thessalonians 4:9
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9 But we don’t need to write to you about the importance of loving each other,[a] for God himself has taught you to love one another.
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- 4:9 Greek about brotherly love.
1 Thessalonians 4:9
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1 Thessalonians 4:9
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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)
1 John 3:11-18
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1 John 3:11-18
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Love One Another
11 This is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another. 12 We must not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and killed his brother. And why did he kill him? Because Cain had been doing what was evil, and his brother had been doing what was righteous. 13 So don’t be surprised, dear brothers and sisters,[a] if the world hates you.
14 If we love our brothers and sisters who are believers,[b] it proves that we have passed from death to life. But a person who has no love is still dead. 15 Anyone who hates another brother or sister[c] is really a murderer at heart. And you know that murderers don’t have eternal life within them.
16 We know what real love is because Jesus gave up his life for us. So we also ought to give up our lives for our brothers and sisters. 17 If someone has enough money to live well and sees a brother or sister[d] in need but shows no compassion—how can God’s love be in that person?
18 Dear children, let’s not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our actions.
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1 John 3:11-18
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1 John 3:11-18
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11 For this is the message you heard(A) from the beginning:(B) We should love one another.(C) 12 Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one(D) and murdered his brother.(E) And why did he murder him? Because his own actions were evil and his brother’s were righteous.(F) 13 Do not be surprised, my brothers and sisters,[a] if the world hates you.(G) 14 We know that we have passed from death to life,(H) because we love each other. Anyone who does not love remains in death.(I) 15 Anyone who hates a brother or sister(J) is a murderer,(K) and you know that no murderer has eternal life residing in him.(L)
16 This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us.(M) And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.(N) 17 If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them,(O) how can the love of God be in that person?(P) 18 Dear children,(Q) let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.(R)
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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 Peter 1:22
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1 Peter 1:22
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22 You were cleansed from your sins when you obeyed the truth, so now you must show sincere love to each other as brothers and sisters.[a] Love each other deeply with all your heart.[b]
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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 Thessalonians 3:12
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1 Thessalonians 3:12
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12 And may the Lord make your love for one another and for all people grow and overflow, just as our love for you overflows.
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1 Thessalonians 3:12
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1 Thessalonians 3:12
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12 May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other(A) and for everyone else, just as ours does for you.
1 John 2:7-10
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1 John 2:7-10
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A New Commandment
7 Dear friends, I am not writing a new commandment for you; rather it is an old one you have had from the very beginning. This old commandment—to love one another—is the same message you heard before. 8 Yet it is also new. Jesus lived the truth of this commandment, and you also are living it. For the darkness is disappearing, and the true light is already shining.
9 If anyone claims, “I am living in the light,” but hates a fellow believer,[a] that person is still living in darkness. 10 Anyone who loves a fellow believer[b] is living in the light and does not cause others to stumble.
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1 John 2:7-10
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1 John 2:7-10
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7 Dear friends,(A) I am not writing you a new command but an old one, which you have had since the beginning.(B) This old command is the message you have heard. 8 Yet I am writing you a new command;(C) its truth is seen in him and in you, because the darkness is passing(D) and the true light(E) is already shining.(F)
9 Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates a brother or sister[a](G) is still in the darkness.(H) 10 Anyone who loves their brother and sister[b] lives in the light,(I) and there is nothing in them to make them stumble.(J)
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- 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.
- 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.
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