1 John 4:21

God's Love Revealed

²⁰ if any one may say -- 'I love God,' and his brother he may hate, a liar he is; for he who is not loving his brother whom he hath seen, God -- whom he hath not seen -- how is he able to love? ²¹ and this is the command we have from Him, that he who is loving God, may also love his brother.

From God

1 John 3:11

because this is the message that ye did hear from the beginning, that we may love one another,

Leviticus 19:18

Thou dost not take vengeance, nor watch the sons of thy people; and thou hast had love to thy neighbour as thyself; I am Jehovah.

Matthew 22:37-39

And Jesus said to him, 'Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thine understanding --

Matthew 5:43

'Ye heard that it was said: Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and shalt hate thine enemy;

Mark 12:29-33

and Jesus answered him -- 'The first of all the commands is, Hear, O Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is one;

Luke 10:37

and he said, 'He who did the kindness with him,' then Jesus said to him, 'Be going on, and thou be doing in like manner.'

John 13:34-35

'A new commandment I give to you, that ye love one another; according as I did love you, that ye also love one another;

John 15:12

'This is my command, that ye love one another, according as I did love you;

Romans 12:9-10

The love unfeigned: abhorring the evil; cleaving to the good;

Romans 13:9-10

for, 'Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false testimony, Thou shalt not covet;' and if there is any other command, in this word it is summed up, in this: 'Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself;'

Galatians 5:6

for in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision, but faith through love working.

Galatians 5:14

for all the law in one word is fulfilled -- in this: 'Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself;'

1 Thessalonians 4:9

And concerning the brotherly love, ye have no need of my writing to you, for ye yourselves are God-taught to love one another,

1 Peter 3:8

And finally, being all of one mind, having fellow-feeling, loving as brethren, compassionate, courteous,

1 Peter 4:8

and, before all things, to one another having the earnest love, because the love shall cover a multitude of sins;

1 John 3:14

we -- we have known that we have passed out of the death to the life, because we love the brethren; he who is not loving the brother doth remain in the death.

1 John 3:18

My little children, may we not love in word nor in tongue, but in word and in truth!

1 John 3:23

and this is His command, that we may believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and may love one another, even as He did give command to us,

1 John 4:11

Beloved, if thus did God love us, we also ought one another to love;