1 John 4:11

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Dearely beloued, yf God so loued vs, we ought also to loue one another.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 John 3:23 : 23 And this is his comaundement, that we beleue on the name of his sonne Iesus Christe, and loue one another, as he gaue commaundement.
  • Matt 18:32-33 : 32 Then his Lorde called hym, and sayd vnto him: O thou vngracious seruaunt, I forgaue thee all that debt, when thou desiredst me: 33 Shouldest not thou also, haue had compassion on thy felowe, euen as I had pitie on thee?
  • Luke 10:37 : 37 And he sayde: He that shewed mercy on hym. Then sayde Iesus vnto hym: Go, and do thou lykewyse.
  • John 13:34 : 34 A newe commaundement geue I vnto you, that ye loue together, as I haue loued you, that euen so ye loue one another.
  • John 15:12-13 : 12 This is my commaundement, that ye loue together, as I haue loued you. 13 Greater loue hath no man, then this: yt a man bestowe his life for his frendes.
  • 2 Cor 8:8-9 : 8 This say I not by commaundement, but because of ye feruentnesse of other, & alowing the vnfaynednes of your loue. 9 For ye knowe the grace of our Lorde Iesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poore, that ye through his pouertie might be made rich.
  • Eph 4:31-5:2 : 31 Let all bytternesse, and fiercenesse, & wrath, and crying, and euyll speakyng, be put away from you, with all maliciousnesse. 32 Be ye curteous one to another, merciful, forgeuing one another, euen as God for Christes sake hath forgeuen you. 1 Be ye therefore folowers of God, as deare chyldren: 2 And walke ye in loue, euen as Christe hath loued vs, and hath geuen hym selfe for vs an offering and a sacrifice of a sweete smellyng sauour to God.
  • Col 3:13 : 13 Forbearyng one another, and forgeuyng one another, yf any man haue a quarel agaynst any: euen as Christe forgaue you, so also do ye.
  • 1 John 3:16-17 : 16 Hereby perceaue we loue, because he layde downe his lyfe for vs, & we ought to lay downe our lyues for the brethren. 17 But who so hath this worldes good, and seeth his brother haue neede, and shutteth vp his compassion from hym: howe dwelleth the loue of God in hym?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 John 4:12-13
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    84%

    12No man hath seene God at any time. If we loue one another, God dwelleth in vs, and his loue is perfect in vs.

    13Hereby knowe we that we dwell in hym, & he in vs: because he hath geuen vs of his spirite.

  • 1 John 4:15-21
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    84%

    15Whosoeuer confesseth that Iesus is the sonne of God, in him dwelleth God, and he in God.

    16And we haue knowen and beleued the loue that God hath to vs. God is loue, and he that dwelleth in loue, dwelleth in God, and God in hym.

    17Herein is the loue perfect in vs, that we shoulde haue boldnesse in the day of iudgement: For as he is, euen so are we in this worlde.

    18There is no feare in loue, but perfect loue casteth out feare: for feare hath paynefulnesse. He that feareth, is not perfect in loue.

    19We loue hym, for he loued vs first.

    20If a man say, I loue God, & yet hate his brother, he is a lyer: For how can he yt loueth not his brother whom he hath seene, loue God who he hath not seene?

    21And this commaundement haue we of hym: that he which loueth God, shoulde loue his brother also.

  • 1 John 4:6-10
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    6We are of God. He that knoweth God, heareth vs: he that is not of God, heareth vs not. Hereby knowe we the spirite of veritie, and the spirite of errour.

    7Dearely beloued, let vs loue one another, for loue commeth of God: And euery one that loueth, is borne of God, and knoweth God.

    8He that loueth not, knoweth not God: for God is loue.

    9In this appeared the loue of God to vs warde, because God sent his only begotten sonne into the worlde, that we myght lyue through hym.

    10Herein is loue, not that we loued God, but that he loued vs, and sent his sonne to be the agreement for our sinnes.

  • 1 John 3:10-11
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    81%

    10In this are ye children of God knowe, and the chyldren of the deuyll: Whosoeuer doth not ryghteousnesse, is not of God, neither he that loueth not his brother.

    11For this is the tidynges that ye heard from the begynnyng, that ye shoulde loue one another.

  • 1 John 3:16-18
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    16Hereby perceaue we loue, because he layde downe his lyfe for vs, & we ought to lay downe our lyues for the brethren.

    17But who so hath this worldes good, and seeth his brother haue neede, and shutteth vp his compassion from hym: howe dwelleth the loue of God in hym?

    18My babes, let vs not loue in worde, neither in tongue: but in deede and in veritie.

  • John 15:12
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    12This is my commaundement, that ye loue together, as I haue loued you.

  • 1 John 3:23-24
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    23And this is his comaundement, that we beleue on the name of his sonne Iesus Christe, and loue one another, as he gaue commaundement.

    24And he that kepeth his commaundementes, dwelleth in him, and he in him: and hereby we knowe that he abideth in vs, euen by the spirite which he hath geuen vs.

  • 1 John 3:14
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    14We knowe, that we are translated from death vnto lyfe, because we loue the brethren. He that loueth not his brother, abideth in death.

  • 1 Thess 4:9
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    9But as touchyng brotherly loue, ye nede not that I write vnto you: For ye are taught of God to loue one another.

  • John 13:34-35
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    34A newe commaundement geue I vnto you, that ye loue together, as I haue loued you, that euen so ye loue one another.

    35By this shall all men knowe that ye are my disciples, yf ye haue loue one to another.

  • 1 John 5:1-3
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    75%

    1Whosoeuer beleueth that Iesus is Christe, is borne of God: And euerie one that loueth him which begat, loueth hym also which is begotten of hym.

    2By this we knowe that we loue the chyldren of God, when we loue God, and kepe his commaundementes.

    3For this is the loue of God, that we kepe his commaundementes, and his commaundementes are not greeuous.

  • John 15:17
    75%

    17This commaunde I you, that ye loue together.

  • 1 John 3:1
    74%

    1Beholde what loue the father hath shewed on vs, that we shoulde be called the sonnes of god: For this cause the worlde knoweth you not, because it knoweth not hym.

  • 2 John 1:5-6
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    73%

    5And nowe beseche I thee Lady, not as though I wrote a newe commaundement vnto thee: but that same which we haue had from the begynnyng, that we shoulde loue one another.

    6And this is the loue, that we shoulde walke after his comaundement. This commaundement is, that as ye haue hearde from the begynnyng, ye shoulde walke in it.

  • Eph 2:4
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    4But God which is ryche in mercie, for his great loue wherwith he loued vs,

  • Rom 5:8
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    8But God setteth out his loue towarde vs, seyng that whyle we were yet sinners, Christe dyed for vs.

  • 1 Thess 5:11
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    11Wherefore comfort your selues together, and edifie euery one another, euen as ye do.

  • 3 John 1:11
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    11Beloued, folow not that which is euyl, but that which is good. He that doth well, is of God: but he that doth euyll, seeth not God.

  • John 15:9
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    9As the father hath loued me, euen so haue I loued you: Continue ye in my loue.

  • John 3:16
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    16For God so loued the worlde, that he gaue his only begotten sonne, that whosoeuer beleueth in hym, shoulde not perishe, but haue euerlastyng lyfe.

  • 1 Pet 1:22
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    22Euen ye which haue purified your soules through the spirite in obeying the trueth, with brotherly loue vnfayned, see that ye loue one another with a pure heart feruentlye:

  • 1 John 2:5-6
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    5But who so kepeth his worde, in him is the loue of God perfect in deede. Hereby knowe we that we are in hym.

    6He that sayth he bydeth in him, ought to walke euen as he walked.

  • Heb 10:24
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    24And let vs consider one another to prouoke vnto loue and good workes,

  • Rom 12:10
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    10Affectioned one to another with brotherly loue, in geuyng honour, go one before another.

  • 1 Pet 4:8
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    8But aboue all thynges, haue feruent loue among your selues: For loue shall couer the multitude of sinnes.

  • 1 Thess 3:12
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    12And the Lorde encrease you, & make you abounde in loue one towarde another, and towarde all men, euen as we also towarde you,

  • 1 John 3:21
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    21Dearely beloued, yf our heart condempne vs not, then haue we boldnesse towarde God.

  • 1 John 1:7
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    7But and yf we walke in light, euen as he is in lyght, then haue we felowship one with another, and the blood of Iesus Christ his sonne clenseth vs from all sinne.

  • Eph 4:32
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    32Be ye curteous one to another, merciful, forgeuing one another, euen as God for Christes sake hath forgeuen you.

  • 1 John 1:3
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    3That which we haue seene and heard declare we vnto you, that ye also maye haue felowship with vs, and that our felowship may be with the father, and his sonne Iesus Christe.