³⁴ “A new command^(A) I give you: Love one another.^(B) As I have loved you, so you must love one another.^(C)

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)

¹⁸ “‘Do not seek revenge^(A) or bear a grudge^(B) against anyone among your people,^(C) but love your neighbor^(D) as yourself.^(E) I am the Lord.

¹⁷ This is my command: Love each other.^(A)

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]

² Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.^(A)

²⁶ If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.

²⁷ Now you are the body of Christ,^(A) and each one of you is a part of it.^(B)

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)

²¹ And he has given us this command:^(A) Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister.^(B)

Faith in the Incarnate Son of God

5 Everyone who believes^(C) that Jesus is the Christ^(D) is born of God,^(E) and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well.^(F)