1 Peter 1:22

Good News Translation

Now that by your obedience to the truth you have purified yourselves and have come to have a sincere love for other believers, love one another earnestly with all your heart.

Cross References

John 15:17

This, then, is what I command you: love one another.

John 15:3

You have been made clean already by the teaching I have given you.

John 17:17

Dedicate them to yourself by means of the truth; your word is truth.

John 17:19

And for their sake I dedicate myself to you, in order that they, too, may be truly dedicated to you.

Acts 15:9

He made no difference between us and them; he forgave their sins because they believed.

Acts 6:7

And so the word of God continued to spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem grew larger and larger, and a great number of priests accepted the faith.

Romans 1:5

Through him God gave me the privilege of being an apostle for the sake of Christ, in order to lead people of all nations to believe and obey.

Romans 2:8

Other people are selfish and reject what is right, in order to follow what is wrong; on them God will pour out his anger and fury.

Romans 8:13

For if you live according to your human nature, you are going to die; but if by the Spirit you put to death your sinful actions, you will live.

2 Corinthians 6:6

By our purity, knowledge, patience, and kindness we have shown ourselves to be God's servants—by the Holy Spirit, by our true love,

Galatians 3:1

You foolish Galatians! Who put a spell on you? Before your very eyes you had a clear description of the death of Jesus Christ on the cross!

Galatians 5:5

As for us, our hope is that God will put us right with him; and this is what we wait for by the power of God's Spirit working through our faith.

Galatians 5:7

You were doing so well! Who made you stop obeying the truth? How did he persuade you?

Ephesians 4:3

Do your best to preserve the unity which the Spirit gives by means of the peace that binds you together.

Philippians 1:9

I pray that your love will keep on growing more and more, together with true knowledge and perfect judgment,

1 Thessalonians 3:12

May the Lord make your love for one another and for all people grow more and more and become as great as our love for you.

2 Thessalonians 1:3

Our friends, we must thank God at all times for you. It is right for us to do so, because your faith is growing so much and the love each of you has for the others is becoming greater.

2 Thessalonians 2:13

We must thank God at all times for you, friends, you whom the Lord loves. For God chose you as the first to be saved by the Spirit's power to make you his holy people and by your faith in the truth.

1 Timothy 1:3

I want you to stay in Ephesus, just as I urged you when I was on my way to Macedonia. Some people there are teaching false doctrines, and you must order them to stop.

1 Timothy 1:5

The purpose of this order is to arouse the love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a genuine faith.

1 Timothy 4:12

Do not let anyone look down on you because you are young, but be an example for the believers in your speech, your conduct, your love, faith, and purity.

1 Timothy 5:2

the older women as mothers, and the younger women as sisters, with all purity.

2 Timothy 1:14

Through the power of the Holy Spirit, who lives in us, keep the good things that have been entrusted to you.

Hebrews 11:8

It was faith that made Abraham obey when God called him to go out to a country which God had promised to give him. He left his own country without knowing where he was going.

Hebrews 13:1

Keep on loving one another as Christians.

Hebrews 5:9

When he was made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all those who obey him,

Hebrews 6:10

God is not unfair. He will not forget the work you did or the love you showed for him in the help you gave and are still giving to other Christians.

Hebrews 9:14

Since this is true, how much more is accomplished by the blood of Christ! Through the eternal Spirit he offered himself as a perfect sacrifice to God. His blood will purify our consciences from useless rituals, so that we may serve the living God.

James 1:21

So get rid of every filthy habit and all wicked conduct. Submit to God and accept the word that he plants in your hearts, which is able to save you.

James 4:8

Come near to God, and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners! Purify your hearts, you hypocrites!

1 Peter 1:2

You were chosen according to the purpose of God the Father and were made a holy people by his Spirit, to obey Jesus Christ and be purified by his blood. May grace and peace be yours in full measure.

1 Peter 2:17

Respect everyone, love other believers, honor God, and respect the Emperor.

1 Peter 3:1

In the same way you wives must submit yourselves to your husbands, so that if any of them do not believe God's word, your conduct will win them over to believe. It will not be necessary for you to say a word,

1 Peter 3:20

These were the spirits of those who had not obeyed God when he waited patiently during the days that Noah was building his boat. The few people in the boat—eight in all—were saved by the water,

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 4:17

The time has come for judgment to begin, and God's own people are the first to be judged. If it starts with us, how will it end with those who do not believe the Good News from God?

1 Peter 4:8

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

2 Peter 1:7

to your godliness add Christian affection; and to your Christian affection add love.

1 John 3:11

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

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 4:12

No one has ever seen God, but if we love one another, God lives in union with us, and his love is made perfect in us.

1 John 4:20

If we say we love God, but hate others, we are liars. For we cannot love God, whom we have not seen, if we do not love others, whom we have seen.

1 John 4:7

Dear friends, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Whoever loves is a child of God and knows God.

Revelation 2:4

But this is what I have against you: you do not love me now as you did at first.