‘I have loved you,’ says the Lord. Yet you ask, ‘How have you loved us? ’ ‘Wasn’t Esau Jacob’s brother? ’ This is the Lord’s declaration. ‘Even so, I loved Jacob,
John 15:12 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘This is my command: Love one another as I have loved you. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition This is My commandment: that you love one another [just] as I have loved you. American Standard Version (1901) This is my commandment, that ye love one another, even as I have loved you. Common English Bible This is my commandment: love each other just as I have loved you. Catholic Public Domain Version This is my precept: that you love one another, just as I have loved you. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version This is my commandment, that you love one another, as I have loved you. |
‘I have loved you,’ says the Lord. Yet you ask, ‘How have you loved us? ’ ‘Wasn’t Esau Jacob’s brother? ’ This is the Lord’s declaration. ‘Even so, I loved Jacob,
‘I give you a new command: Love one another. Just as I have loved you, you are also to love one another.
Love one another deeply as brothers and sisters. Take the lead in honouring one another.
and walk in love, as Christ also loved us and gave himself for us, a sacrificial and fragrant offering to God.
And may the Lord cause you to increase and overflow with love for one another and for everyone, just as we do for you.
About brotherly love: You don’t need me to write to you because you yourselves are taught by God to love one another.
We ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, since your faith is flourishing and the love each one of you has for one another is increasing.
Since you have purified yourselves by your obedience to the truth, so that you show sincere brotherly love for each other, from a pure heart love one another constantly, ,
Finally, all of you be like-minded and sympathetic, love one another, and be compassionate and humble,
Above all, maintain constant love for one another, since love covers a multitude of sins. ,
Now this is his command: that we believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another as he commanded us.
And we have this command from him: The one who loves God must also love his brother and sister.
So now I ask you, dear lady #– #not as if I were writing you a new command, but one we have had from the beginning #– #that we love one another.