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

For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another;

And taking hold of him, they led him to the Areopagus, saying, Are we able to know what is this new doctrine of which you speak?

And now I beseech you, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment to you, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.

But

You shall not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the sons of your people; but you shall love your neighbor as yourself. I am Jehovah.

And you shall love Jehovah your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.

You have heard that it was said, "You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy."

Jesus said to him, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.

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

Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves another has fulfilled the Law.

For, brothers, you were called to liberty. Only do not use the liberty for an opening to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

If you fulfill the royal Law according to the Scripture, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself," you do well.

General references

This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.