1 John 4:21

God's Word

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

Cross References

Leviticus 19:18

Never get revenge. Never hold a grudge against any of your people. Instead, love your neighbor as you love yourself. I am the Lord.

Matthew 5:43

“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor, and hate your enemy.’

Luke 10:37

The expert said, “The one who was kind enough to help him.” Jesus told him, “Go and imitate his example!”

John 15:12

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

Galatians 5:14

All of Moses’ Teachings are summarized in a single statement, “Love your neighbor as you love yourself.”

Galatians 5:6

As far as our relationship to Christ Jesus is concerned, it doesn’t matter whether we are circumcised or not. But what matters is a faith that expresses itself through love.

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 Peter 3:8

Finally, everyone must live in harmony, be sympathetic, love each other, have compassion, and be humble.

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 3:14

We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love other believers. The person who doesn’t grow in love remains in death.

1 John 3:18

Dear children, we must show love through actions that are sincere, not through empty words.

1 John 3:23

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

1 John 4:11

Dear friends, if this is the way God loved us, we must also love each other.