1 John 3:23

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.

His commandment

Love

General references

1 John 5:2

Bible References

His commandment

"Yahweh your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your midst, from your countrymen, [and] to him you shall listen.

Kiss the Son lest he be angry and you perish [on the] way, for his anger burns quickly. Blessed are all [who] take refuge in him.

And a cloud came, overshadowing them, and a voice came from the cloud, "This is my beloved Son. Listen to him!"

Jesus answered and said to them, "This is the work of God: that you believe in [the one] whom that one sent."

"Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me.

Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.

And they said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household!"

The saying [is] trustworthy and worthy of all acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.

Love

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

Again, I am writing a new commandment to you, which is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true light already is shining.

And this [is] the commandment we have from him: that the one who loves God should love his brother also.

And the second [is] like it: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'

"A new commandment I give to you: that you love one another--just as I have loved you, that you also love one another.

This is my commandment: that you love one another just as I have loved you.

and live in love, just as also Christ loved us, and gave himself for us an offering and sacrifice to God for a fragrant smell.

But concerning brotherly love, I do not have need to write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another,

Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for sincere brotherly love, love one another fervently from the heart,

Above all, keep your love for one another constant, because love covers a large number of sins.

General references

" '[Thus] you shall keep all my statutes and all my regulations, and you shall do them; I [am] Yahweh.'"

"See, I am setting {before you} {today} life and prosperity and death and disaster;

But he said, "On the contrary, blessed [are] those who hear the word of God and follow [it]!"

This is my commandment: that you love one another just as I have loved you.

Brotherly love must continue.

Dear friends, if God loved us in this way, we also ought to love one another.

By this we know that we love the children of God: whenever we love God and keep his commandments.