And thiscommandmentwe havefrom Him, that the one who lovesGodshould lovehis brotheralso.
You shall not takevengeance,norbearany grudgeagainstthe sonsof your people,but you shall loveyour neighboras yourself; I am the LORD.
For thisis the messagewhichyou have heardfrom the beginning,that we should loveone another;
Nowas to the love of the brethren,you havenoneedfor [anyone] to writeto you, for you yourselvesare taught by Godto loveone another;
To sumup, allof you be harmonious,sympathetic,brotherly,kindhearted,and humble in spirit;
For the wholeLawis fulfilledin oneword,in the [statement], "YOU SHALL LOVEYOUR NEIGHBORAS YOURSELF."
"Thisis My commandment,that you loveone another,justas I have lovedyou.
Thisis His commandment,that we believein the nameof His SonJesusChrist,and loveone another,justas He commandedus.
We knowthat we have passedout of deathinto life,becausewe lovethe brethren.He who does not loveabidesin death.
Aboveall,keepferventin your lovefor one another,becauselovecoversa multitudeof sins.
And he said,"The one who showedmercytowardhim." ThenJesussaidto him, "Goand dothe same."
Beloved,ifGodsolovedus, we alsooughtto loveone another.
For in ChristJesusneithercircumcisionnoruncircumcisionmeansanything,but faithworkingthroughlove.
Little children,let us not lovewith wordorwith tongue,but in deedand truth.
"You have heardthat it was said,YOU SHALL LOVEYOUR NEIGHBORand hateyour enemy.'
Beloved,I am not writinga newcommandmentto you, but an oldcommandmentwhichyou have hadfrom the beginning;the oldcommandmentis the wordwhichyou have heard.