The commandment that God has given us is: "Love God and love each other!"
Stop being angry and don't try to take revenge. I am the LORD, and I command you to love others as much as you love yourself.
You have heard people say, "Love your neighbors and hate your enemies."
The teacher answered, "The one who showed pity." Jesus said, "Go and do the same!"
Now I tell you to love each other, as I have loved you.
All that the Law says can be summed up in the command to love others as much as you love yourself.
If you are a follower of Christ Jesus, it makes no difference whether you are circumcised or not. All that matters is your faith that makes you love others.
We don't have to write you about the need to love each other. God has taught you to do this,
Finally, all of you should agree and have concern and love for each other. You should also be kind and humble.
Most important of all, you must sincerely love each other, because love wipes away many sins.
My dear friends, I am not writing to give you a new commandment. It is the same one that you were first given, and it is the message you heard.
From the beginning you were told that we must love each other.
Our love for each other proves that we have gone from death to life. But if you don't love each other, you are still under the power of death.
Children, you show love for others by truly helping them, and not merely by talking about it.
God wants us to have faith in his Son Jesus Christ and to love each other. This is also what Jesus taught us to do.
Dear friends, since God loved us this much, we must love each other.