1 John 2:7

New Living Translation

Dear friends, I am not writing a new commandment for you; rather it is an old one you have had from the very beginning. This old commandment—to love one another—is the same message you heard before.

Cross References

Leviticus 19:18

“Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against a fellow Israelite, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord.

Leviticus 19:34

Treat them like native-born Israelites, and love them as you love yourself. Remember that you were once foreigners living in the land of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.

Matthew 5:43

“You have heard the law that says, ‘Love your neighbor’ and hate your enemy.

John 13:34

So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other.

Acts 17:19

Then they took him to the high council of the city. “Come and tell us about this new teaching,” they said.

Deuteronomy 6:5

And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength.

Hebrews 6:9

Dear friends, even though we are talking this way, we really don’t believe it applies to you. We are confident that you are meant for better things, things that come with salvation.

1 John 2:24

So you must remain faithful to what you have been taught from the beginning. If you do, you will remain in fellowship with the Son and with the Father.

1 John 3:11

This is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another.

1 John 3:2

Dear friends, we are already God’s children, but he has not yet shown us what we will be like when Christ appears. But we do know that we will be like him, for we will see him as he really is.

1 John 3:21

Dear friends, if we don’t feel guilty, we can come to God with bold confidence.

1 John 3:23

And this is his commandment: We must believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as he commanded us.

1 John 4:1

Dear friends, do not believe everyone who claims to speak by the Spirit. You must test them to see if the spirit they have comes from God. For there are many false prophets in the world.

1 John 4:11

Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other.

1 John 4:21

And he has given us this command: Those who love God must also love their fellow believers.

1 John 4:7

Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God.