1 John 2:7

The Passion Translation

Beloved, I’m not writing a new commandment to you, but an old one that you had from the beginning, and you’ve already heard it.

Cross References

Matthew 5:43

“Your ancestors have also been taught ‘Love your neighbors and hate the one who hates you.’

John 13:34

“So I give you now a new commandment: Love each other just as much as I have loved you.

Acts 17:19

So they brought him for a public dialogue before the leadership council of Athens, known as the Areopagus. “Tell us,” they said, “about this new teaching that you’re bringing to our city.

Hebrews 6:9

Even though we speak like this, beloved, we are fully convinced that there are more beautiful and excellent things, which flow from your salvation.

1 John 2:24

So you must be sure to keep the message burning in your hearts; that is, the message of life you heard from the beginning. If you do, you will always be living in close fellowship with the Son and with the Father.

1 John 3:11

The beautiful message you’ve heard right from the start is that we should walk in self-sacrificing love toward one another.

1 John 3:2

Beloved, we are God’s children right now; however, it is not yet apparent what we will become. But we do know that when it is finally made visible, we will be just like him, for we will see him as he truly is.

1 John 3:21

My delightfully loved friends, when our hearts don’t condemn us, we have a bold freedom to speak face-to-face with God.

1 John 3:23

So these are his commands: that we continually place our trust in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and that we keep loving one another, just as he has commanded us.

1 John 4:1

Delightfully loved friends, don’t trust every spirit, but carefully examine what they say to determine if they are of God, because many false prophets have mingled into the world.

1 John 4:11

Delightfully loved ones, if he loved us with such tremendous love, then “loving one another” should be our way of life!

1 John 4:21

For he has given us this command: whoever loves God must also demonstrate love to others.

1 John 4:7

Those who are loved by God, let his love continually pour from you to one another, because God is love. Everyone who loves is fathered by God and experiences an intimate knowledge of him.