1 John 5:3

Good News Translation

For our love for God means that we obey his commands. And his commands are not too hard for us,

Cross References

2 Kings 18:6

He was faithful to the Lord and never disobeyed him, but carefully kept all the commands that the Lord had given Moses.

Psalm 119:140

How certain your promise is! How I love it!

Psalm 119:45

I will live in perfect freedom, because I try to obey your teachings.

Exodus 20:6

But I show my love to thousands of generations of those who love me and obey my laws.

Proverbs 3:17

Wisdom can make your life pleasant and lead you safely through it.

Daniel 9:4

I prayed to the Lord my God and confessed the sins of my people. I said, “Lord God, you are great, and we honor you. You are faithful to your covenant and show constant love to those who love you and do what you command.

Micah 6:8

No, the Lord has told us what is good. What he requires of us is this: to do what is just, to show constant love, and to live in humble fellowship with our God.

Matthew 23:4

They tie onto people's backs loads that are heavy and hard to carry, yet they aren't willing even to lift a finger to help them carry those loads.

John 14:15

“If you love me, you will obey my commandments.

John 15:10

If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commands and remain in his love.

John 15:14

And you are my friends if you do what I command you.

Romans 7:12

So then, the Law itself is holy, and the commandment is holy, right, and good.

Romans 7:22

My inner being delights in the law of God.

Deuteronomy 5:10

But I show my love to thousands of generations of those who love me and obey my laws.

Deuteronomy 7:9

Remember that the Lord your God is the only God and that he is faithful. He will keep his covenant and show his constant love to a thousand generations of those who love him and obey his commands,

Hebrews 8:10

Now, this is the covenant that I will make with the people of Israel in the days to come, says the Lord: I will put my laws in their minds and write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.

1 John 2:3

If we obey God's commands, then we are sure that we know him.

2 John 1:6

This love I speak of means that we must live in obedience to God's commands. The command, as you have all heard from the beginning, is that you must all live in love.