1 John 3:23

New Living Translation

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.

Cross References

Psalm 2:12

Submit to God’s royal son, or he will become angry, and you will be destroyed in the midst of all your activities— for his anger flares up in an instant. But what joy for all who take refuge in him!

Matthew 22:39

A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’

Mark 9:7

Then a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my dearly loved Son. Listen to him.”

John 1:12

But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God.

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.

John 14:1

“Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me.

John 15:12

This is my commandment: Love each other in the same way I have loved you.

John 17:3

And this is the way to have eternal life—to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the one you sent to earth.

John 2:23

Because of the miraculous signs Jesus did in Jerusalem at the Passover celebration, many began to trust in him.

John 3:18

“There is no judgment against anyone who believes in him. But anyone who does not believe in him has already been judged for not believing in God’s one and only Son.

John 6:29

Jesus told them, “This is the only work God wants from you: Believe in the one he has sent.”

Acts 16:31

They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, along with everyone in your household.”

Ephesians 5:2

Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God.

1 Thessalonians 4:9

But we don’t need to write to you about the importance of loving each other, for God himself has taught you to love one another.

1 Timothy 1:15

This is a trustworthy saying, and everyone should accept it: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners”—and I am the worst of them all.

1 Peter 1:22

You were cleansed from your sins when you obeyed the truth, so now you must show sincere love to each other as brothers and sisters. Love each other deeply with all your heart.

1 Peter 4:8

Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other, for love covers a multitude of sins.

1 John 2:7

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.

1 John 3:11

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

1 John 4:15

All who declare that Jesus is the Son of God have God living in them, and they live in God.

1 John 4:21

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

1 John 5:13

I have written this to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know you have eternal life.