1 John 4:21

Bishops' Bible (1568)

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

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  • 1 John 3:11 : 11 For this is the tidynges that ye heard from the begynnyng, that ye shoulde loue one another.
  • Lev 19:18 : 18 Thou shalt not auenge nor wayte to do displeasure agaynst the chyldren of thy people, but shalt loue thy neighbour euen as thy selfe: I am the Lorde.
  • 1 Thess 4:9 : 9 But as touchyng brotherly loue, ye nede not that I write vnto you: For ye are taught of God to loue one another.
  • Matt 22:37-39 : 37 Iesus sayde vnto hym: Thou shalt loue the Lorde thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soule, and with all thy mynde. 38 This is the first and great commaundement. 39 And the seconde is lyke vnto this. Thou shalt loue thy neyghbour as thy selfe.
  • Mark 12:29-33 : 29 Iesus aunswered hym, the first of all the commaundementes is: Heare O Israel, The Lorde our God, is one Lorde: 30 And thou shalt loue the Lorde thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soule, and with all thy mynde, and with all thy strength. This is the first commaundement. 31 And the seconde is lyke vnto this: Thou shalt loue thy neyghbour as thy selfe. There is none other commaundement greater then these. 32 And the scribe sayde vnto hym: well maister, thou hast sayde the trueth, for there is one God, & there is none but he. 33 And to loue hym with all the heart, and with all the vnderstandyng, & with all the soule, and with all the strength, and to loue a mans neyghbour as hym selfe, is greater then all the burnt offerynges and sacrifices.
  • Luke 10:37 : 37 And he sayde: He that shewed mercy on hym. Then sayde Iesus vnto hym: Go, and do thou lykewyse.
  • John 13:34-35 : 34 A newe commaundement geue I vnto you, that ye loue together, as I haue loued you, that euen so ye loue one another. 35 By this shall all men knowe that ye are my disciples, yf ye haue loue one to another.
  • John 15:12 : 12 This is my commaundement, that ye loue together, as I haue loued you.
  • Rom 12:9-9 : 9 Loue without dissimulation, hatyng euyll, cleauyng to good. 10 Affectioned one to another with brotherly loue, in geuyng honour, go one before another.
  • Rom 13:9-9 : 9 For this: Thou shalt not commit adultrie, thou shalt not kyll, thou shalt not steale, thou shalt not beare false witnesse, thou shalt not lust: and yf there be any other commaundement, it is comprehended in this saying: Namelye, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe. 10 Charitie worketh no yll to his neyghbour, therfore the fulfyllyng of the lawe is charitie.)
  • Gal 5:6 : 6 For in Iesus Christe, neither is circumcision any thing woorth, neither yet vncircumcision: but fayth, which worketh by loue.
  • Gal 5:14 : 14 For all the lawe is fulfylled in one worde, which is this: Thou shalt loue thy neyghbour as thy selfe.
  • 1 Pet 3:8 : 8 In conclusion, be ye all of one minde, of one heart, loue as brethren, be pitiful, be curteous,
  • 1 Pet 4:8 : 8 But aboue all thynges, haue feruent loue among your selues: For loue shall couer the multitude of sinnes.
  • 1 John 3:14 : 14 We knowe, that we are translated from death vnto lyfe, because we loue the brethren. He that loueth not his brother, abideth in death.
  • 1 John 3:18 : 18 My babes, let vs not loue in worde, neither in tongue: but in deede and in veritie.
  • 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.
  • 1 John 4:11 : 11 Dearely beloued, yf God so loued vs, we ought also to loue one another.
  • Matt 5:43 : 43 Ye haue heard, that it is saide: Thou shalt loue thy neyghbour, & hate thyne enemie.

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  • 1 John 4:19-20
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    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?

  • 1 John 4:7-13
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    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.

    11Dearely beloued, yf God so loued vs, we ought also to loue one another.

    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 3:10-18
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    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.

    12Not as Cain, which was of that wicked, and slewe his brother: And wherfore slewe he hym? Because his owne workes were euyll, and his brothers good.

    13Maruayle not my brethren though the worlde hate you.

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

    15Whosoeuer hateth his brother, is a manslear: And ye knowe that no manslear, hath eternall life abidyng in hym.

    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.

  • 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 5:1-3
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    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.

  • 1 John 2:9-11
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    9He that sayth howe that he is in the lyght, and yet hateth his brother, is in darkenesse, euen vntyll this tyme.

    10He that loueth his brother, abydeth in the lyght, and there is none occasion of euyll in hym.

    11He that hateth his brother, is in darknesse, and walketh in darkenesse, & can not tell whyther he goeth, because that darkenesse hath blynded his eyes.

  • 1 John 4:16-17
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    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.

  • John 15:17
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    17This commaunde I you, that ye loue together.

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

  • 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.

  • 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:

  • 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.

  • 2 John 1:5-6
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    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.

  • Heb 13:1
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    1Let brotherly loue continue.

  • 1 John 2:3-6
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    3And hereby we are sure that we knowe hym, yf we kepe his comaundementes.

    4He that sayth I knowe hym, and kepeth not his commaundementes, is a lyer, and the veritie is not in hym:

    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.

  • 2 Pet 1:7
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    7In godlynesse brotherly kyndnesse, in brotherly kyndnesse loue.

  • John 14:21
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    21He that hath my commaundementes, and kepeth them, the same is he that loueth me: And he that loueth me, shalbe loued of my father, and I wyll loue him, and wyll shew myne owne selfe to hym.

  • 1 Thess 4:6
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    6That no man oppresse and defraude his brother in any matter, because that the Lorde is the auenger of all suche: as we also haue forewarned you, and testified.

  • 1 Cor 8:3
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    3But if any man loue God, the same is knowen of him.

  • Jas 4:11
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    11Backbite not one another brethren. He that backbiteth his brother, and he that iudgeth his brother, backbiteth ye lawe, and iudgeth the lawe: But and yf thou iudge the lawe, thou art not an obseruer of the lawe, but a iudge.

  • Rom 13:10
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    10Charitie worketh no yll to his neyghbour, therfore the fulfyllyng of the lawe is charitie.)

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

  • Gal 5:14
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    14For all the lawe is fulfylled in one worde, which is this: Thou shalt loue thy neyghbour as thy selfe.

  • 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.