Thematic Bible


Thematic Bible



And so, since we have such deep affection for you, we were very pleased to share with you, not only the Gospel of God, but also our own lives, because you had become very dear to us. Verse ConceptsMentoringCommitment, to God's peopleLove, For One AnotherUnity, Of God's PeopleValuesMinisters, Should BeMinisters, Way They Should TeachAffection For God's PeopleThe Gospel PreachedLove Exists Between PeopleSharing




for we have heard about [the evidence of] your faith in [the service of] Christ Jesus, and about the love you have [shown] for all the saints. Verse ConceptsCharacter Of SaintsLove to Others, Examples OfAgape LoveStrong Faith In ChristLove Exists Between PeopleFaith Hope And LoveHope And Loveperformance

This is [one] way we know that we love God's [spiritually reborn] children: [It is] when we love God and obey what He commands us to do. Verse ConceptsCommitment, to God's peopleRegenerationDistinguishingResults Of Keeping The CommandmentsLove For ChildrenThose Loving GodChild Of GodObeying GodLoving Childrencommandments

For this reason also, since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all of the saints [i.e., God's holy people], Verse ConceptsFaith, Nature OfLove, For One AnotherSpiritual VitalityAgape LoveStrong Faith In ChristLove Exists Between PeopleFaithHope And FaithHaving FaithUnconditional LoveHope And LoveFaith In God


And now I ask you, lady [See verse 1], not as though writing a new commandment to you, but [I wanted to remind you of] one that we had [heard] from the beginning [of Christ's ministry]: [It is] that we should love one another. Verse ConceptsBrotherly LoveChrist's OrdersLove Fellow Christians!Loving One Another

And so, since we have such deep affection for you, we were very pleased to share with you, not only the Gospel of God, but also our own lives, because you had become very dear to us. Verse ConceptsMentoringCommitment, to God's peopleLove, For One AnotherUnity, Of God's PeopleValuesMinisters, Should BeMinisters, Way They Should TeachAffection For God's PeopleThe Gospel PreachedLove Exists Between PeopleSharing




for we have heard about [the evidence of] your faith in [the service of] Christ Jesus, and about the love you have [shown] for all the saints. Verse ConceptsCharacter Of SaintsLove to Others, Examples OfAgape LoveStrong Faith In ChristLove Exists Between PeopleFaith Hope And LoveHope And Loveperformance

This is [one] way we know that we love God's [spiritually reborn] children: [It is] when we love God and obey what He commands us to do. Verse ConceptsCommitment, to God's peopleRegenerationDistinguishingResults Of Keeping The CommandmentsLove For ChildrenThose Loving GodChild Of GodObeying GodLoving Childrencommandments

For this reason also, since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all of the saints [i.e., God's holy people], Verse ConceptsFaith, Nature OfLove, For One AnotherSpiritual VitalityAgape LoveStrong Faith In ChristLove Exists Between PeopleFaithHope And FaithHaving FaithUnconditional LoveHope And LoveFaith In God


And now I ask you, lady [See verse 1], not as though writing a new commandment to you, but [I wanted to remind you of] one that we had [heard] from the beginning [of Christ's ministry]: [It is] that we should love one another. Verse ConceptsBrotherly LoveChrist's OrdersLove Fellow Christians!Loving One Another

Do not owe anything to anyone, except to love one another. For the person who loves others has fulfilled [the requirements of] the law. For [the commandments are: Ex. 20:13ff], "You must not be sexually unfaithful to your mate. You must not murder. You must not steal. You must not have a strong desire for what belongs to someone else." These and any other commandments are summed up in these words, "You must love your neighbor the same as you love yourself." If you love your neighbor, you will not do anything wrong to him. So, to love people is the way to fulfill [the requirements of] the law [See Matt. 22:39].

Unearned favor, mercy and peace will be with us from God, the Father, and from Jesus Christ, the Father's Son, in truth and love [i.e., truth and love will accompany the other blessings]. I was very happy when I learned that some of your children [i.e., members of the congregation] are living in [harmony with the] truth, just as we have been commanded to do by the Father. And now I ask you, lady [See verse 1], not as though writing a new commandment to you, but [I wanted to remind you of] one that we had [heard] from the beginning [of Christ's ministry]: [It is] that we should love one another. read more.
And this is [the true meaning of] love: That we should live in obedience to God's commandments. And this is the commandment, just as you heard from the beginning, that you should live in it [i.e., live a life of love].