Romans 12:10
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John 13:34-35
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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) 35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”(D)
Hebrews 13:1
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Concluding Exhortations
13 Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters.(A)
Philippians 2:3
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3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit.(A) Rather, in humility value others above yourselves,(B)
1 John 4:11
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1 Peter 3:8-9
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Suffering for Doing Good
8 Finally, all of you, be like-minded,(A) be sympathetic, love one another,(B) be compassionate and humble.(C) 9 Do not repay evil with evil(D) or insult with insult.(E) On the contrary, repay evil with blessing,(F) because to this(G) you were called(H) so that you may inherit a blessing.(I)
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]
Footnotes
- 1 Peter 1:22 Some early manuscripts from a pure heart
1 Peter 2:17
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17 Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers,(A) fear God, honor the emperor.(B)
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)
Galatians 5:13
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Life by the Spirit
13 You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free.(A) But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh[a];(B) rather, serve one another(C) humbly in love.
Footnotes
- Galatians 5:13 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit; also in verses 16, 17, 19 and 24; and in 6:8.
Psalm 133:1
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Psalm 133
A song of ascents. Of David.
Ephesians 4:1-3
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Unity and Maturity in the Body of Christ
4 As a prisoner(A) for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy(B) of the calling(C) you have received. 2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another(D) in love.(E) 3 Make every effort to keep the unity(F) of the Spirit through the bond of peace.(G)
Galatians 5:22
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22 But the fruit(A) of the Spirit is love,(B) joy, peace,(C) forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
1 John 4:20-5:2
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20 Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister(A) is a liar.(B) For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen,(C) cannot love God, whom they have not seen.(D) 21 And he has given us this command:(E) Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister.(F)
Faith in the Incarnate Son of God
5 Everyone who believes(G) that Jesus is the Christ(H) is born of God,(I) and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well.(J) 2 This is how we know(K) that we love the children of God:(L) by loving God and carrying out his commands.
2 Peter 1:7
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7 and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love.(A)
1 Peter 5:5
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5 In the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves(A) to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility(B) toward one another, because,
Footnotes
- 1 Peter 5:5 Prov. 3:34
John 15:17
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17 This is my command: Love each other.(A)
Matthew 20:26
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26 Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,(A)
1 John 3:10-18
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10 This is how we know who the children of God(A) are and who the children of the devil(B) are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not God’s child, nor is anyone who does not love(C) their brother and sister.(D)
More on Love and Hatred
11 For this is the message you heard(E) from the beginning:(F) We should love one another.(G) 12 Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one(H) and murdered his brother.(I) And why did he murder him? Because his own actions were evil and his brother’s were righteous.(J) 13 Do not be surprised, my brothers and sisters,[a] if the world hates you.(K) 14 We know that we have passed from death to life,(L) because we love each other. Anyone who does not love remains in death.(M) 15 Anyone who hates a brother or sister(N) is a murderer,(O) and you know that no murderer has eternal life residing in him.(P)
16 This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us.(Q) And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.(R) 17 If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them,(S) how can the love of God be in that person?(T) 18 Dear children,(U) let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.(V)
Footnotes
- 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.
2 Thessalonians 1:3
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Thanksgiving and Prayer
3 We ought always to thank God for you,(A) brothers and sisters,[a] and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love all of you have for one another is increasing.(B)
Footnotes
- 2 Thessalonians 1:3 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in 2:1, 13, 15; 3:1, 6, 13.
Romans 13:7
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7 Give to everyone what you owe them: If you owe taxes, pay taxes;(A) if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.
Acts 4:32
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The Believers Share Their Possessions
32 All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared everything they had.(A)
John 17:21
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Luke 14:10
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10 But when you are invited, take the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he will say to you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all the other guests.
Job 1:4
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4 His sons used to hold feasts(A) in their homes on their birthdays, and they would invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them.
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