2 John 1:6

New Living Translation

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

Cross References

John 14:15

“If you love me, obey my commandments.

John 14:21

Those who accept my commandments and obey them are the ones who love me. And because they love me, my Father will love them. And I will love them and reveal myself to each of them.”

John 14:23

Jesus replied, “All who love me will do what I say. My Father will love them, and we will come and make our home with each of them.

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.

Deuteronomy 13:4

Serve only the Lord your God and fear him alone. Obey his commands, listen to his voice, and cling to him.

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 2:5

But those who obey God’s word truly show how completely they love him. That is how we know we are living in him.

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 5:15

And since we know he hears us when we make our requests, we also know that he will give us what we ask for.

1 John 5:3

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

2 John 1:5

I am writing to remind you, dear friends, that we should love one another. This is not a new commandment, but one we have had from the beginning.