John 13:34
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34 (A)A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another.
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Ephesians 5:2
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2 And (A)walk in love, (B)as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God (C)for a sweet-smelling aroma.
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Leviticus 19:18
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18 (A)You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people, (B)but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.
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John 15:17
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17 These things I command you, that you love one another.
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1 Peter 1:22
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The Enduring Word
22 Since you (A)have purified your souls in obeying the truth [a]through the Spirit in [b]sincere (B)love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart,
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- 1 Peter 1:22 NU omits through the Spirit
- 1 Peter 1:22 Lit. unhypocritical
Galatians 6:2
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2 (A)Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill (B)the law of Christ.
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1 Corinthians 12:26-27
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26 And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.
27 Now (A)you are the body of Christ, and (B)members individually.
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1 John 3:23
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23 And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ (A)and love one another, as He gave [a]us commandment.
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- 1 John 3:23 M omits us
1 John 4:7-11
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Knowing God Through Love(A)
7 (B)Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who (C)loves is born of God and knows God. 8 He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. 9 (D)In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten (E)Son into the world, that we might live through Him. 10 In this is love, (F)not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son (G)to be the propitiation for our sins. 11 Beloved, (H)if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
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James 2:8
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8 If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, (A)“You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you do well;
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Colossians 3:12-13
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Character of the New Man
12 Therefore, (A)as the elect of God, holy and beloved, (B)put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; 13 (C)bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do.
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1 John 2:7-10
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7 [a]Brethren, I write no new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had (A)from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which you heard [b]from the beginning. 8 Again, (B)a new commandment I write to you, which thing is true in Him and in you, (C)because the darkness is passing away, and (D)the true light is already shining.
9 (E)He who says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness until now. 10 (F)He who loves his brother abides in the light, and (G)there is no cause for stumbling in him.
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- 1 John 2:7 NU Beloved
- 1 John 2:7 NU omits from the beginning
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