A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
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John 13:32-36
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13:34-35 That the disciples were to love one another was not a new commandment (see Lev 19:18). However, that they were to love each other with the sort of love modeled by Jesus was dramatic. Jesus’ love for God was expressed in perfect obedience (John 14:31); now this kind of love was his command—that disciples express their love for Jesus in committed obedience.
Other Bible passages linked to this one, most cited first.
And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.
Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.
These things I command you, that ye love one another.
Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.
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