1 John 2:7

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.

I write

1 John 3:11

Acts 17:19

2 John 1:5

But

General references

John 15:12

Bible References

I write

Because this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love each other.

And having taken him, they brought him to the Areopagus, saying, Can we understand what this new doctrine is, being spoken by thee?

And now I beseech thee, lady, not as writing a new commandment to thee, but what we had from the beginning, that we would love each other.

But

Thou shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the sons of thy people, but thou shall love thy neighbor as thyself. I am LORD.

And thou shall love LORD thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shall love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy.

And Jesus said to him, Thou shall love Lord thy God with thy whole heart, and with thy whole soul, and with thy whole mind.

And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, thou Israel, Lord our God is one Lord,

Owe no man anything except to love each other, for he who loves the other has fulfilled law.

For ye, brothers, were called to liberty, only not liberty for an opportunity to the flesh, but be servants to each other through love.

If ye indeed fulfill the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shall love thy neighbor as thyself, ye do well.

General references

This is my commandment, that ye love each other, just as I have loved you.