1 John 5:3

Free Bible Version

Loving God means that we follow his commands, and his commands are not hard to bear.

Cross References

2 Kings 18:6

He stayed faithful to the Lord and did not give up following him. He kept the commandments that the Lord had given Moses.

Psalm 119:140

Your promises have been proved true, and that's why I, your servant, love them.

Psalm 119:45

I shall live in freedom, for I have committed myself to obeying you.

Exodus 20:6

but I show trustworthy love to the thousands of generations who love me and keep my commandments.

Proverbs 3:17

She brings true happiness, and leads to peaceful prosperity.

Daniel 9:4

I prayed to the Lord my God, and confessed, saying, “Lord, you are a great and awesome God! You always keep your promises and show your trustworthy love to those who love you and keep your commandments.

Micah 6:8

The Lord has told you what is good, and what the Lord asks from you: to do what is right, to love kindness, and to walk in humility with your God.

Matthew 23:4

They tie up heavy burdens, and place them on people's shoulders, but they themselves don't lift a finger to help them.

John 14:15

If you love me, you will keep my commands.

John 15:10

If you do what I say, you will remain in my love, just as I do what my Father says and remain in his love.

John 15:14

You're my friends if you do what I tell you.

Romans 7:12

However, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, right, and good.

Romans 7:22

My inner self is delighted with God's law,

Deuteronomy 5:10

but I show trustworthy love to the thousands of generations who love me and keep my commandments.

Deuteronomy 7:9

That's why you can be sure that the Lord your God is the true God, the faithful God who keeps his agreement based on trustworthy love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments.

Hebrews 8:10

The relationship I promise to the house of Israel is this: After that time, says the Lord, I will place my laws inside them, and write them in their minds. I will be their God, and they will be my people.

1 John 2:3

We can be sure that we do know him if we follow his commands.

2 John 1:6

This is what love is: we should follow God's commands. The command, just as you heard right from the beginning, is that you should live in love.