1 John 2:7

World Messianic Bible British Edition

Brothers, I write no new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which you heard from the beginning.

Cross References

Leviticus 19:18

“‘You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people; but you shall love your neighbour as yourself. I am the LORD.

Leviticus 19:34

The stranger who lives as a foreigner with you shall be to you as the native-born amongst you, and you shall love him as yourself; for you lived as foreigners in the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.

Matthew 5:43

“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbour and hate your enemy.’

John 13:34

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also love one another.

Acts 17:19

They took hold of him and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, “May we know what this new teaching is, which you are speaking about?

Deuteronomy 6:5

You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might.

Hebrews 6:9

But, beloved, we are persuaded of better things for you, and things that accompany salvation, even though we speak like this.

1 John 2:24

Therefore, as for you, let that remain in you which you heard from the beginning. If that which you heard from the beginning remains in you, you also will remain in the Son, and in the Father.

1 John 3:11

For this is the message which you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another—

1 John 3:2

Beloved, now we are children of God. It is not yet revealed what we will be; but we know that when he is revealed, we will be like him, for we will see him just as he is.

1 John 3:21

Beloved, if our hearts don’t condemn us, we have boldness towards God;

1 John 3:23

This is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son, Yeshua the Messiah, and love one another, even as he commanded.

1 John 4:1

Beloved, don’t believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

1 John 4:11

Beloved, if God loved us in this way, we also ought to love one another.

1 John 4:21

This commandment we have from him, that he who loves God should also love his brother.

1 John 4:7

Beloved, let’s love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.