Love

Of children for parents

Of God, love of

Of man for God

• Exodus 20:6

  And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.

• Deuteronomy 5:10

  And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.

• Deuteronomy 6:5

  And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

• Deuteronomy 7:9

  Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;

• Deuteronomy 10:12

  And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,

• Deuteronomy 11:1

  Therefore thou shalt love the LORD thy God, and keep his charge, and his statutes, and his judgments, and his commandments, alway.

• Deuteronomy 11:13

  And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day, to love the LORD your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul,

• Deuteronomy 11:22

  For if ye shall diligently keep all these commandments which I command you, to do them, to love the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, and to cleave unto him;

• Deuteronomy 13:3

  Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

• Deuteronomy 30:6

  And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.

• Deuteronomy 30:16

  In that I command thee this day to love the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it.

• Deuteronomy 30:20

  That thou mayest love the LORD thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.

• Joshua 22:5

  But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of the LORD charged you, to love the LORD your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.

• Joshua 23:11

  Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love the LORD your God.

• Psalms 18:1

  To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD, who spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said, I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.

• Psalms 31:23

  O love the LORD, all ye his saints: for the LORD preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.

• Psalms 37:4

  Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

• Psalms 45:10

  Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father's house;

• Psalms 45:11

  So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.

• Psalms 63:5

  My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:

• Psalms 63:6

  When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.

• Psalms 69:35

  For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah: that they may dwell there, and have it in possession.

• Psalms 69:36

  The seed also of his servants shall inherit it: and they that love his name shall dwell therein.

• Psalms 73:25

  Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.

• Psalms 73:26

  My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

• Psalms 91:14

  Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.

• Psalms 97:10

  Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.

• Psalms 116:1

  I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.

• Psalms 145:20

  The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.

• Proverbs 8:17

  I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.

• Proverbs 23:26

  My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.

• Isaiah 56:6

  Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the LORD, to serve him, and to love the name of the LORD, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant;

• Isaiah 56:7

  Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.

• Jeremiah 2:2

  Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.

• Jeremiah 2:3

  Israel was holiness unto the LORD, and the firstfruits of his increase: all that devour him shall offend; evil shall come upon them, saith the LORD.

• Matthew 22:37

  Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

• Matthew 22:38

  This is the first and great commandment.

• Mark 12:29

  And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:

• Mark 12:30

  And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.

• Mark 12:32

  And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he:

• Mark 12:33

  And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.

• Luke 11:42

  But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

• John 5:42

  But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.

• Romans 5:5

  And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

• Romans 8:28

  And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

• 1 Corinthians 8:3

  But if any man love God, the same is known of him.

• Philippians 1:9

  And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;

• 2 Thessalonians 3:5

  And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.

• 2 Timothy 1:7

  For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

• 1 John 2:5

  But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.

• 1 John 2:15

  Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

• 1 John 3:17

  But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?

• 1 John 3:18

  My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.

• 1 John 4:12

  No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.

• 1 John 4:16–21

  And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. …

• 1 John 5:1–3

  Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him. By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments. For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

• 2 John 1:6

  And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.

• Jude 1:21

  Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.

Of man for Jesus

• Matthew 10:37

  He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

• Matthew 10:38

  And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.

• Matthew 25:34–40

  Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. …

• Matthew 27:55–61

  And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him: Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children. When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathæa, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple: …

• Mark 9:41

  For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.

• Luke 2:29

  Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word:

• Luke 2:30

  For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,

• Luke 7:47

  Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.

• John 8:42

  Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.

• John 14:15

  If ye love me, keep my commandments.

• John 14:21

  He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.

• John 14:23

  Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.

• John 14:28

  Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.

• John 15:9

  As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.

• John 16:27

  For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.

• John 17:26

  And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.

• John 21:17

  He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.

• Acts 21:13

  Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.

• 1 Corinthians 16:22

  If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maran-atha.

• 2 Corinthians 5:6

  Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:

• 2 Corinthians 5:8

  We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.

• 2 Corinthians 5:14

  For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:

• 2 Corinthians 5:15

  And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.

• Galatians 5:6

  For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.

• Galatians 5:22

  But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

• Galatians 6:14

  But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.

• Ephesians 3:17–19

  That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

• Ephesians 4:15

  But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:

• Ephesians 6:24

  Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen. Written from Rome unto the Ephesians by Tychicus.

• Philippians 1:9

  And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;

• Philippians 1:20

  According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death.

• Philippians 1:21

  For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

• Philippians 1:23

  For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:

• Philippians 3:7

  But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.

• Philippians 3:8

  Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,

• Colossians 1:8

  Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit.

• 2 Thessalonians 3:5

  And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.

• 2 Timothy 1:13

  Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

• 2 Timothy 4:8

  Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.

• Philemon 1:5

  Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints;

• Hebrews 6:10

  For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

• James 1:12

  Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

• James 2:5

  Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?

• 1 Peter 1:8

  Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:

• 1 Peter 2:7

  Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,

• Revelation 2:4

  Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.

Instances of love for Jesus

Of man for man

• Leviticus 19:18

  Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.

• Leviticus 19:34

  But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.

• Deuteronomy 10:19

  Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

• Psalms 133:1–3

  A Song of degrees of David. Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments; As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the LORD commanded the blessing, even life for evermore.

• Proverbs 10:12

  Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

• Proverbs 15:17

  Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.

• Proverbs 17:9

  He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.

• Proverbs 17:17

  A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

• Song of Solomon 8:6

  Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.

• Song of Solomon 8:7

  Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned.

• Matthew 5:41–47

  And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away. Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. …

• Matthew 7:12

  Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

• Matthew 10:41

  He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.

• Matthew 10:42

  And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.

• Matthew 19:19

  Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

• Matthew 25:34–40

  Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. …

• Mark 9:41

  For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.

• Mark 12:30–33

  And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these. And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he: …

• Luke 6:31–35

  And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise. For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them. And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same. …

• Luke 10:30–37

  And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side. …

• John 13:14

  If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet.

• John 13:15

  For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.

• John 13:34

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

• John 13:35

  By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

• John 15:12

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

• John 15:13

  Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

• John 15:17

  These things I command you, that ye love one another.

• Romans 12:9

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

• Romans 12:10

  Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;

• Romans 13:8–10

  Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

• 1 Corinthians 8:1

  Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.

• 1 Corinthians 13:1–13

  Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing. …

• 1 Corinthians 14:1

  Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.

• 1 Corinthians 16:14

  Let all your things be done with charity.

• 2 Corinthians 8:7

  Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also.

• 2 Corinthians 8:8

  I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.

• Galatians 5:13

  For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

• Galatians 5:14

  For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

• Galatians 5:22

  But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

• Galatians 5:26

  Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.

• Ephesians 5:2

  And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.

• Philippians 1:9

  And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;

• Philippians 2:2

  Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.

• Colossians 2:2

  That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;

• Colossians 3:12

  Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;

• 1 Thessalonians 1:3

  Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;

• 1 Thessalonians 3:12

  And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you:

• 1 Thessalonians 4:9

  But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.

• 1 Timothy 1:5

  Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:

• 1 Timothy 1:14

  And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

• 1 Timothy 2:15

  Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.

• 1 Timothy 4:12

  Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

• 1 Timothy 6:2

  And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren; but rather do them service, because they are faithful and beloved, partakers of the benefit. These things teach and exhort.

• 2 Timothy 2:22

  Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

• Titus 3:15

  All that are with me salute thee. Greet them that love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen. It was written to Titus, ordained the first bishop of the church of the Cretians, from Nicopolis of Macedonia.

• Philemon 1:12–16

  Whom I have sent again: thou therefore receive him, that is, mine own bowels: Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered unto me in the bonds of the gospel: But without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly. …

• Hebrews 10:24

  And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:

• James 2:8

  If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:

• 1 Peter 1:22

  Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:

• 1 Peter 2:17

  Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.

• 1 Peter 3:8

  Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:

• 1 Peter 3:9

  Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

• 1 Peter 4:8

  And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

• 2 Peter 1:7

  And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.

• 1 John 2:9–11

  He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now. He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him. But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.

• 1 John 3:11

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

• 1 John 3:14

  We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.

• 1 John 3:16–19

  Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? My little children, let us not love in word, neither 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 another, as he gave us commandment.

• 1 John 4:7

  Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

• 1 John 4:11

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

• 1 John 4:12

  No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.

• 1 John 4:20

  If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?

• 1 John 4:21

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

• 1 John 5:1

  Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.

• 1 John 5:2

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

2 John 1:5

Exemplification of the love of man for man

Exodus 32:31, Exodus 32:32, Psalms 133:1–3, Proverbs 24:17, Proverbs 24:18, Matthew 5:41, Matthew 5:42, Matthew 10:41, Matthew 10:42, Matthew 25:34–40, Mark 9:41, Luke 10:25–37, Acts 20:26, Acts 20:27, Acts 20:31, Acts 26:29, Romans 1:12, Romans 5:7, Romans 9:1–3, Romans 12:15, Romans 12:16, Romans 14:19, Romans 14:21, Romans 15:1, Romans 15:2, Romans 15:5, Romans 15:7, Romans 15:14, Romans 15:15, Romans 15:24, Romans 15:32, Romans 16:1–16, Romans 16:19, 1 Corinthians 1:4, 1 Corinthians 4:14–16, 1 Corinthians 10:24, 2 Corinthians 1:3–6, 2 Corinthians 1:14, 2 Corinthians 1:23, 2 Corinthians 1:24, 2 Corinthians 2:1–17, 2 Corinthians 3:2, 2 Corinthians 4:5, 2 Corinthians 6:4–6, 2 Corinthians 6:11–13, 2 Corinthians 7:1–4, 2 Corinthians 7:7, 2 Corinthians 7:12, 2 Corinthians 11:2, 2 Corinthians 12:14–16, 2 Corinthians 12:19–21, 2 Corinthians 13:9, Galatians 4:11–20, Galatians 6:1, Galatians 6:2, Galatians 6:10, Ephesians 3:13, Ephesians 4:2, Ephesians 4:32, Ephesians 6:22, Ephesians 6:24, Philippians 1:3–5, Philippians 1:7, Philippians 1:8, Philippians 1:23–26, Philippians 2:19, Philippians 3:18, Philippians 4:1, Colossians 1:3, Colossians 1:4, Colossians 1:24, Colossians 1:28, Colossians 1:29, Colossians 2:1, Colossians 2:5, Colossians 4:7, 1 Thessalonians 1:3, 1 Thessalonians 1:4, 1 Thessalonians 2:7, 1 Thessalonians 2:8, 1 Thessalonians 2:11, 1 Thessalonians 2:12, 1 Thessalonians 2:17–20, 1 Thessalonians 3:5, 1 Thessalonians 3:7–10, 1 Thessalonians 3:12, 1 Thessalonians 5:8, 1 Thessalonians 5:11, 1 Thessalonians 5:14, 2 Thessalonians 1:4, 1 Timothy 1:5, 1 Timothy 5:9, 1 Timothy 5:10, 1 Timothy 6:2, 1 Timothy 6:11, 2 Timothy 1:3, 2 Timothy 1:4, 2 Timothy 1:8, 2 Timothy 2:10, Philemon 1:8, Philemon 1:9, Philemon 1:12, Philemon 1:16–21, Hebrews 5:2, Hebrews 6:9, Hebrews 6:10, Hebrews 13:1–3, Hebrews 13:22, James 1:27

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