1 John 4:21

God's Love Revealed

²⁰ If a man say, "I love God," and yet hate his brother, he is a liar. For how can he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, love God whom he hath not seen? ²¹ And this commandment have we of him: that he which loveth God, should love his brother also.

From God

1 John 3:11

For this is the tidings, that ye heard at the beginning, that we should love one another:

Leviticus 19:18

Thou shalt not avenge thyself nor bear hate in thy mind against the children of thy people, but shalt love thy neighbour even as thyself. I am the LORD.

Matthew 22:37-39

Jesus said unto him, "'Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.'

Matthew 5:43

"Ye have heard how it is said, 'Thou shalt love thine neighbor, and hate thine enemy.'

Mark 12:29-33

Jesus answered him, "The first of all the commandments is, 'Hear, Israel, the Lord God is One Lord.

Luke 10:37

And he said, "He that showed mercy on him." Then said Jesus unto him, "Go and do thou likewise."

John 13:34-35

A new commandment give I unto you: that ye love together: as I have loved you, that even so ye love one another.

John 15:12

This is my commandment: that ye love together as I have loved you.

Romans 12:9-10

Let love be without dissimulation. Hate that which is evil, and cleave unto that which is good.

Romans 13:9-10

For these commandments: Thou shalt not commit adultery, thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal, thou shalt not bear false witness, thou shalt not desire, and so forth: if there be any other commandment, they are all comprehended in this saying, "Love thine neighbor as thyself."

Galatians 5:6

For in Jesus Christ, neither is circumcision anything worth, neither yet uncircumcision: but faith, which by love is mighty in operation.

Galatians 5:14

For all the law is fulfilled in one word, which is this, "Thou shalt love thine neighbour as thyself."

1 Thessalonians 4:9

But as touching brotherly love, ye need not that I write unto you. For ye are taught of God to love one another.

1 Peter 3:8

In conclusion, be ye all of one mind, one suffer with another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous,

1 Peter 4:8

But above all things, have fervent love among you. For love covereth the multitude of sins.

1 John 3:14

We know that we are translated from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother, abideth in death.

1 John 3:18

My little children, let us not love in word, nor with the tongue: but with the deed, and of a truth:

1 John 3:23

And this is his commandment, that we believe on the name of his son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave commandment.

1 John 4:11

Dearly beloved, if God so loved us, then we ought also to love one another.