1 John 3:23

God's Word

This is his commandment: to believe in his Son, the one named Jesus Christ, and to love each other as he commanded us.

Cross References

Psalm 2:12

Kiss the Son, or he will become angry and you will die on your way because his anger will burst into flames. Blessed is everyone who takes refuge in him.

Matthew 22:39

The second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as you love yourself.’

Mark 9:7

Then a cloud overshadowed them. A voice came out of the cloud and said, “This is my Son, whom I love. Listen to him!”

John 1:12

However, he gave the right to become God’s children to everyone who believed in him.

John 13:34

“I’m giving you a new commandment: Love each other in the same way that I have loved you.

John 14:1

“Don’t be troubled. Believe in God, and believe in me.

John 15:12

Love each other as I have loved you. This is what I’m commanding you to do.

John 17:3

This is eternal life: to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you sent.

John 2:23

While Jesus was in Jerusalem at the Passover festival, many people believed in him because they saw the miracles that he performed.

John 3:18

Those who believe in him won’t be condemned. But those who don’t believe are already condemned because they don’t believe in God’s only Son.

John 6:29

Jesus replied to them, “God wants to do something for you so that you believe in the one whom he has sent.”

Acts 16:31

They answered, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you and your family will be saved.”

Ephesians 5:2

Live in love as Christ also loved us. He gave his life for us as an offering and sacrifice, a soothing aroma to God.

1 Thessalonians 4:9

You don’t need anyone to write to you about the way Christians should love each other. God has taught you to love each other.

1 Timothy 1:15

This is a statement that can be trusted and deserves complete acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, and I am the foremost sinner.

1 Peter 1:22

Love each other with a warm love that comes from the heart. After all, you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth. As a result you have a sincere love for each other.

1 Peter 4:8

Above all, love each other warmly, because love covers many sins.

1 John 2:7

Dear friends, it’s not as though I’m writing to give you a new commandment. Rather, I’m giving you an old commandment that you’ve had from the beginning. It’s the old commandment you’ve already heard.

1 John 3:11

The message that you have heard from the beginning is to love each other.

1 John 4:15

God lives in those who declare that Jesus is the Son of God, and they live in God.

1 John 4:21

Christ has given us this commandment: The person who loves God must also love other believers.

1 John 5:13

I’ve written this to those who believe in the Son of God so that they will know that they have eternal life.