1 John 4:21

God's Love Revealed

²⁰ If any man say, I love God, and yet hate his brother, he is a liar: for he that loves not his brother, whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen? ²¹ And this commandment we have from him: That he that loves God, must love his brother also.

From God

1 John 3:11

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

Matthew 22:37-39

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

Matthew 5:43

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

Mark 12:29-33

And Jesus answered him: The first commandment of all is, Hear, Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord.

Luke 10:37

He replied: He that showed mercy to him. Jesus said to him: Go, and do you likewise.

John 13:34-35

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

John 15:12

This is my commandment: That you love one another, as I have loved you.

Romans 12:9-10

Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good;

Romans 13:9-10

For these commandments: You shall not commit adultery, you shall not kill, you shall not steal, you shall not indulge evil desire; and if there is any other commandment, all are summed up in this saying, namely: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

Galatians 5:6

For, in Christ Jesus, neither circumcision avails any thing, nor uncircumcision, but faith that works by love.

Galatians 5:14

For all the law is fulfilled in one commandment, in this: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

1 Thessalonians 4:9

But with respect to brotherly love, you have no need that I write to you: for you yourselves are taught of God to love one another;

1 Peter 3:8

Finally, be all of the same mind, be sympathizing, lovers of the brethren, kind-hearted, humble-minded;

1 Peter 4:8

But, above all things, have fervent love one for another; for love will cover a multitude of sins.

1 John 3:14

We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren: he that loves not his brother, abides in death.

1 John 3:18

My little children, let us not love in word, nor in tongue, but in deed, and in truth.

1 John 3:23

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

1 John 4:11

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