1 John 3:23 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

²³ And this is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, even as he gave us commandment.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²³ And this is His order (His command, His injunction): that we should believe in (put our faith and trust in and adhere to and rely on) the name of His Son Jesus Christ (the Messiah), and that we should love one another, just as He has commanded us.

American Standard Version (1901)

²³ And this is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, even as he gave us commandment.

Common English Bible

²³ This is his commandment, that we believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love each other as he commanded us.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²³ And this is his commandment: that we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as he has commanded us.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²³ And this is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ: and love one another, as he hath given commandment unto us.

1 John 3:23 Cross References

Psalm 2:12

Kiss the son, lest he be angry, and ye perish in the way, For his wrath will soon be kindled. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.

Matthew 22:39

And a second like unto it is this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Mark 9:7

And there came a cloud overshadowing them: and there came a voice out of the cloud, This is my beloved Son: hear ye him.

John 1:12

But as many as received him, to them gave he the right to become children of God, even to them that believe on his name:

John 13:34

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

John 14:1

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

John 15:12

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

John 17:3

And this is life eternal, that they should know thee the only true God, and him whom thou didst send, even Jesus Christ.

John 2:23

Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, during the feast, many believed on his name, beholding his signs which he did.

John 3:18

He that believeth on him is not judged: he that believeth not hath been judged already, because he hath not believed on the name of the only begotten Son of God.

John 6:29

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

Acts 16:31

And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus, and thou shalt be saved, thou and thy house.

Ephesians 5:2

and walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odour of a sweet smell.

1 Thessalonians 4:9

But concerning love of the brethren ye have no need that one write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another;

1 Timothy 1:15

Faithful is the saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief:

1 Peter 1:22

Seeing ye have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth unto unfeigned love of the brethren, love one another from the heart fervently:

1 Peter 4:8

above all things being fervent in your love among yourselves; for love covereth a multitude of sins:

1 John 2:7

Beloved, no new commandment write I unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning: the old commandment is the word which ye heard.

1 John 3:11

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

1 John 4:15

Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God abideth in him, and he in God.

1 John 4:21

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

1 John 5:13

These things have I written unto you, that ye may know that ye have eternal life, even unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God.