2 Peter 1:7

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And love of the brothers to fear of God, and to love of the brothers, love itself.

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Referenced Verses

  • Rom 12:10 : 10 Be kind to one another with a brother's love, putting others before yourselves in honour;
  • Heb 13:1 : 1 Go on loving your brothers in the faith.
  • 1 Cor 13:1-8 : 1 If I make use of the tongues of men and of angels, and have not love, I am like sounding brass, or a loud-tongued bell. 2 And if I have a prophet's power, and have knowledge of all secret things; and if I have all faith, by which mountains may be moved from their place, but have not love, I am nothing. 3 And if I give all my goods to the poor, and if I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it is of no profit to me. 4 Love is never tired of waiting; love is kind; love has no envy; love has no high opinion of itself, love has no pride; 5 Love's ways are ever fair, it takes no thought for itself; it is not quickly made angry, it takes no account of evil; 6 It takes no pleasure in wrongdoing, but has joy in what is true; 7 Love has the power of undergoing all things, having faith in all things, hoping all things. 8 Though the prophet's word may come to an end, tongues come to nothing, and knowledge have no more value, love has no end.
  • 1 Thess 3:12 : 12 And the Lord give you increase of love in fullest measure to one another and to all men, even as our love to you;
  • John 13:34-35 : 34 I give you a new law: Have love one for another; even as I have had love for you, so are you to have love one for another. 35 By this it will be clear to all men that you are my disciples, if you have love one for another.
  • 1 John 4:21 : 21 And this is the word which we have from him, that he who has love for God is to have the same love for his brother.
  • 1 Thess 4:9-9 : 9 But about loving the brothers, there is no need for me to say anything to you in this letter: for you have the teaching of God that love for one another is right and necessary; 10 And, truly, you are lovers of all the brothers in Macedonia; but it is our desire that your love may be increased still more;
  • 1 Thess 5:15 : 15 Let no one give evil for evil; but ever go after what is good, for one another and for all.
  • Gal 6:10 : 10 So then, as we have the chance, let us do good to all men, and specially to those who are of the family of the faith.
  • 1 Pet 1:22 : 22 And as you have made your souls clean, being ruled by what is true, and loving one another without deceit, see that your love is warm and from the heart:
  • 1 Pet 2:17 : 17 Have respect for all, loving the brothers, fearing God, honouring the king.
  • 1 Pet 3:8 : 8 Last of all, see that you are all in agreement; feeling for one another, loving one another like brothers, full of pity, without pride:
  • 1 John 3:14 : 14 We are conscious that we have come out of death into life because of our love for the brothers. He who has no love is still in death.
  • 1 John 3:16 : 16 In this we see what love is, because he gave his life for us; and it is right for us to give our lives for the brothers.
  • Col 3:14 : 14 And more than all, have love; the only way in which you may be completely joined together.

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    2 May grace and peace ever be increasing in you, in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord;

    3 Because by his power he has given us everything necessary for life and righteousness, through the knowledge of him who has been our guide by his glory and virtue;

    4 And through this he has given us the hope of great rewards highly to be valued; so that by them we might have our part in God's being, and be made free from the destruction which is in the world through the desires of the flesh.

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    8 For if you have these things in good measure, they will make you fertile and full of fruit in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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    22 And as you have made your souls clean, being ruled by what is true, and loving one another without deceit, see that your love is warm and from the heart:

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    5 But the effect of the order is love coming from a clean heart, and a knowledge of what is right, and true faith:

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    8 And most of all be warm in your love for one another; because in love there is forgiveness for sins without number:

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    7 And that as you are full of every good thing, of faith, of the word, of knowledge, of a ready mind, and of love to us, so you may be full of this grace in the same way.

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    5 My loved one, you are doing a good work in being kind to those brothers who come from other places;

    6 Who have given witness to the church of your love for them: and you will do well to send them on their way well cared for, as is right for servants of God:

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    1 Go on loving your brothers in the faith.

  • 2 Thess 1:3
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    3 It is right for us to give praise to God at all times for you, brothers, because of the great increase of your faith, and the wealth of your love for one another;

  • Col 3:14
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    14 And more than all, have love; the only way in which you may be completely joined together.

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    5 Hearing of the love and the faith which you have to the Lord Jesus and to all the saints;

    6 That the faith which you have in common with them may be working with power, in the knowledge of every good thing in you, for Christ.

    7 For I had great joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been made strong again through you, brother.

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    12 And the Lord give you increase of love in fullest measure to one another and to all men, even as our love to you;

  • Rom 12:10
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    10 Be kind to one another with a brother's love, putting others before yourselves in honour;

  • 2 Pet 3:18
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    18 But be increased in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. May he have glory now and for ever. So be it.

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    11 But you, O man of God, keep yourself from these things, and go after righteousness, religion, faith, love, a quiet mind, gentle behaviour.

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    9 And my prayer is that you may be increased more and more in knowledge and experience;

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    9 But about loving the brothers, there is no need for me to say anything to you in this letter: for you have the teaching of God that love for one another is right and necessary;

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    21 Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for life eternal through the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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    21 And this is the word which we have from him, that he who has love for God is to have the same love for his brother.

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    10 In this way it is clear who are the children of God and who are the children of the Evil One; anyone who does not do righteousness or who has no love for his brother, is not a child of God.

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    7 My loved ones, let us have love for one another: because love is of God, and everyone who has love is a child of God and has knowledge of God.

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    3 Having ever in mind your work of faith and acts of love and the strength of your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father;