1 John 5:3

New Living Translation

Loving God means keeping his commandments, and his commandments are not burdensome.

Cross References

2 Kings 18:6

He remained faithful to the Lord in everything, and he carefully obeyed all the commands the Lord had given Moses.

Psalm 119:140

Your promises have been thoroughly tested; that is why I love them so much.

Psalm 119:45

I will walk in freedom, for I have devoted myself to your commandments.

Exodus 20:6

But I lavish unfailing love for a thousand generations on those who love me and obey my commands.

Proverbs 3:17

She will guide you down delightful paths; all her ways are satisfying.

Daniel 9:4

I prayed to the Lord my God and confessed: “O Lord, you are a great and awesome God! You always fulfill your covenant and keep your promises of unfailing love to those who love you and obey your commands.

Micah 6:8

No, O people, the Lord has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.

Matthew 23:4

They crush people with unbearable religious demands and never lift a finger to ease the burden.

John 14:15

“If you love me, obey my commandments.

John 15:10

When you obey my commandments, you remain in my love, just as I obey my Father’s commandments and remain in his love.

John 15:14

You are my friends if you do what I command.

Romans 7:12

But still, the law itself is holy, and its commands are holy and right and good.

Romans 7:22

I love God’s law with all my heart.

Deuteronomy 5:10

But I lavish unfailing love for a thousand generations on those who love me and obey my commands.

Deuteronomy 7:9

Understand, therefore, that the Lord your God is indeed God. He is the faithful God who keeps his covenant for a thousand generations and lavishes his unfailing love on those who love him and obey his commands.

Hebrews 8:10

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

1 John 2:3

And we can be sure that we know him if we obey his commandments.

2 John 1:6

Love means doing what God has commanded us, and he has commanded us to love one another, just as you heard from the beginning.