1 John 4:21

Easy To Read Version

And he (God) gave us this command: The person who loves God must also love his brothers and sisters \{in Christ\}.

Cross References

Leviticus 19:18

Forget about the wrong things people do {to you}. Don’t try to get even. Love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord!

Matthew 5:43

“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor {\cf2\super [71]} and hate your enemy.’

Luke 10:37

The teacher of the law answered, “The one that helped him.”

John 15:12

This is what I command you: Love each other like I have loved you.

Galatians 5:14

The whole law {\cf2\super [69]} is made complete in this one command: “Love other people the same as you love yourself.” {\cf2\super [70]}

Galatians 5:6

When a person is in Christ Jesus, it is not important if he is circumcised or not. The important thing is faith—the kind of faith that works through love.

1 Thessalonians 4:9

We don’t need to write to you about having love for your brothers and sisters in Christ. God has already taught you to love each other.

1 Peter 3:8

So all of you should live together in peace. Try to understand each other. Love each other like brothers. Be kind and humble.

1 Peter 4:8

Most important, love each other deeply. Love hides many, many sins.

1 John 2:7

My dear friends, I am not writing a new command to you. It is the same command you have had since the beginning. This command is the teaching you have already heard.

1 John 3:11

This is the teaching you have heard from the beginning: We must love each other.

1 John 3:14

We know that we have left death (sin) and have come into life. We know this because we love our brothers and sisters \{in Christ\}. The person who does not love is still in death.

1 John 3:18

My children, our love should not be only words and talk. No! Our love must be true love. We should show our love by the things we do.

1 John 3:23

This is what God commands: that we believe in his Son Jesus Christ and that we love each other. This is what he commanded.

1 John 4:11

That is how much God loved us, dear friends! So we also must love each other.