For I know that if this earthly tent in which I live is taken down, I have a building in heaven which comes from God, a house not built by human hands but eternal.

We have

because this son of mine was dead and has come to life, was lost and has been found!' So they began to celebrate.

"I most solemnly say to you, whoever listens to me and believes Him who has sent me possesses eternal life, and will never come under condemnation, but has already passed out of death into life.

You too were dead because of the shortcomings and sins

Because

Whoever continues to love his brother is always in the light, and he is no hindrance to others.

His command is this, that we should believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ and practice loving one another, just as He commanded us to do.

Dearly beloved, let us practice loving one another, because love originates with God, and everyone who practices loving is a child of God and knows God by experience.

This is how we can be sure that we love the children of God, by continuing to love God and to obey His commands.

And the King will answer them, 'I solemnly say to you, every time you did a good deed to one of these most insignificant brothers of mine, you did a good deed to me.'

By this everybody will know that you are my disciples, if you keep on showing love for one another."

This is my command to you, to keep on loving one another as I have loved you.

But the product of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

This is why I myself, since I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and in all His people,

because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of your love for all God's people,

Now as to brotherly love, you have no need of anyone's writing you, for you have yourselves been taught by God to love one another,

For God is not so unjust as to forget the work you have done and the love you have shown His name in the service you have rendered for your fellow-Christians, and still are doing.

You must let your brotherly love continue.

Since you have purified your souls by obeying the truth, in sincere love for the brotherhood you must love one another heartily and fervently,

Finally, you must all live in harmony, be sympathetic, loving as brothers, tenderhearted, humble,

piety with brotherly affection, brotherly affection with universal love.

General references

For when I was hungry you gave me nothing to eat, when I was thirsty you gave me nothing to drink,

By this everybody will know that you are my disciples, if you keep on showing love for one another."

"What I command you to do is, to keep on loving one another.

This is the command that we get from Him, that whoever loves God loves his brother too.