1 John 4:21

Good News Translation

The command that Christ has given us is this: whoever loves God must love others also.

Cross References

Leviticus 19:18

Do not take revenge on others or continue to hate them, but love your neighbors as you love yourself. I am the Lord.

Matthew 5:43

“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your friends, hate your enemies.’

Luke 10:37

The teacher of the Law answered, “The one who was kind to him.” Jesus replied, “You go, then, and do the same.”

John 15:12

My commandment is this: love one another, just as I love you.

Galatians 5:14

For the whole Law is summed up in one commandment: “Love your neighbor as you love yourself.”

Galatians 5:6

For when we are in union with Christ Jesus, neither circumcision nor the lack of it makes any difference at all; what matters is faith that works through love.

1 Thessalonians 4:9

There is no need to write you about love for each other. You yourselves have been taught by God how you should love one another.

1 Peter 3:8

To conclude: you must all have the same attitude and the same feelings; love one another, and be kind and humble with one another.

1 Peter 4:8

Above everything, love one another earnestly, because love covers over many sins.

1 John 2:7

My dear friends, this command I am writing you is not new; it is the old command, the one you have had from the very beginning. The old command is the message you have already heard.

1 John 3:11

The message you heard from the very beginning is this: we must love one another.

1 John 3:14

We know that we have left death and come over into life; we know it because we love others. Those who do not love are still under the power of death.

1 John 3:18

My children, our love should not be just words and talk; it must be true love, which shows itself in action.

1 John 3:23

What he commands is that we believe in his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as Christ commanded us.

1 John 4:11

Dear friends, if this is how God loved us, then we should love one another.