1 John 3:23

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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.

And there was a cloud that overshadowed them, and a voice came out of the cloud, This is my beloved Son; hear him.

Jesus answered and said to them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.

Let not your heart be troubled: believe in God: believe also in me.

And this is life eternal, to know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

And they said, Believe in the Lord Jesus, and thou shalt be saved and thy houshold.

This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the chief.

For this is the message which ye heard from the beginning, that we love one another.

Again, I do write a new commandment to you, which is true in him and in you: for the darkness is past away, and the true light now shineth.

And this commandment have we from him, that he who loveth God, love his brother also.

On these two commandments

A new commandment I give you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

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

as Christ also hath loved us, and given himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God of a sweet-smelling savour.

Touching brotherly love, we need not write to you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.

Having purified your souls by obeying the truth thro' the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, love one another with a pure heart fervently:

And above all things, have fervent love to each other; for love will cover a multitude of sins.

But he said, Yea, rather blessed are they, that hear the word of God and keep it.

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

Let brotherly love continue.

Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.

Hereby we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.