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John 15:17

This is My command to you: Love one another.

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ASV

These things I command you, that ye may love one another.

KJV

These things I command you, that ye love one another.

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6 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ΤαῦταTautaThese thingsG3778 →
ἐντέλλομαιentellomaiI commandG1781 →
ὑμῖνhuminyouG4771 →
ἵναinathatG2443 →
ἀγαπᾶτεagapateyou may loveG25 →
ἀλλήλους.allēlousone another.G240 →

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John 13:34A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another.John 15:12This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.1 John 3:14–17We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death.Romans 12:10Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another.1 Peter 2:17Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.1 Corinthians 16:14Do everything in love.1 John 5:2By this we know that we love the children of God: when we love God and keep His commandments.1 Peter 1:22Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.1 John 3:14We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death.1 Thessalonians 5:13In love, hold them in highest regard because of their work. Live in peace with one another.Hebrews 13:1Continue in brotherly love.

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The Word Made Flesh — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)
The Word Made Flesh — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)
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