1 John 4:11

Geneva Bible (1560)

Beloued, if God so loued vs, we ought also to loue one another.

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  • 1 John 3:23 : 23 This is then his commaundement, That we beleeue in the Name of his Sonne Iesus Christ, and loue one another as hee gaue commaundement.
  • Matt 18:32-33 : 32 Then his Lord called him vnto him, and sayd to him, O euil seruant, I forgaue thee all that dette, because thou prayedst me. 33 Oughtest not thou also to haue had pitie on thy fellowe seruant, euen as I had pitie on thee?
  • Luke 10:37 : 37 And he saide, He that shewed mercie on him. Then said Iesus vnto him, Goe, and do thou likewise.
  • John 13:34 : 34 A newe commaundement giue I vnto you, that ye loue one another: as I haue loued you, that ye also loue one another.
  • John 15:12-13 : 12 This is my commandement, that ye loue one another, as I haue loued you. 13 Greater loue then this hath no man, when any man bestoweth his life for his friendes.
  • 2 Cor 8:8-9 : 8 This say I not by commaundement, but because of the diligence of others: therefore prooue I the naturalnesse of your loue. 9 For ye knowe the grace of our Lord Iesus Christ, that hee being rich, for your sakes became poore, that yee through his pouertie might be made rich.
  • Eph 4:31-5:2 : 31 Let all bitternesse, and anger, and wrath, crying, and euill speaking be put away from you, with all maliciousnesse. 32 Be ye courteous one to another, & tender hearted, freely forgiuing one another, euen as God for Christes sake, freely forgaue you. 1 Bee yee therefore followers of God, as deare children, 2 And walke in loue, euen as Christ hath loued vs, and hath giuen himselfe for vs, to be an offering and a sacrifice of a sweete smelling sauour to God.
  • Col 3:13 : 13 Forbearing one another, and forgiuing one another, if any man haue a quarel to another: euen as Christ forgaue, euen so doe ye.
  • 1 John 3:16-17 : 16 Hereby haue we perceiued loue, that he layde downe his life for vs: therefore we ought also to lay downe our liues for the brethren. 17 And whosoeuer hath this worlds good, and seeth his brother haue neede, & shutteth vp his compassion from him, howe dwelleth the loue of God in him?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 John 4:12-13
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    12 No man hath seene God at any time. If we loue one another, God dwelleth in vs, and his loue is perfect in vs.

    13 Hereby know we, that we dwell in him, & he in vs: because he hath giuen vs of his Spirit.

  • 1 John 4:15-21
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    15 Whosoeuer confesseth that Iesus is the Sone of God, in him dwelleth God, & he in God.

    16 And we haue knowen, & beleeued ye loue that God hath in vs. God is loue, and he that dwelleth in loue, dwelleth in God, & God in him.

    17 Herein is that loue perfect in vs, that we should haue boldnes in the day of iudgement: for as he is, euen so are we in this world.

    18 There is no feare in loue, but perfect loue casteth out feare: for feare hath painefulnesse: and he that feareth, is not perfect in loue.

    19 We loue him, because he loued vs first.

    20 If any man say, I loue God, and hate his brother, he is a liar: for how can he that loueth not his brother whom he hath seene, loue God whom he hath not seene?

    21 And this comandemet haue we of him, that he that loueth God, should loue his brother also.

  • 1 John 4:6-10
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    6 We are of God, he that knoweth God, heareth vs: he that is not of God, heareth vs not. Heereby knowe wee the spirit of trueth, and the spirit of errour.

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

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

    9 Herein was that loue of God made manifest amongst vs, because God sent that his onely begotten sonne into this world, that we might liue through him.

    10 Herein is that loue, not that we loued God, but that he loued vs, and sent his Sonne to be a reconciliation for our sinnes.

  • 1 John 3:10-11
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    10 In this are the children of God knowen, and the children of the deuil: whosoeuer doeth not righteousnesse, is not of God, neither he that loueth not his brother.

    11 For this is the message, that ye heard from the beginning, that we should loue one another,

  • 1 John 3:16-18
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    16 Hereby haue we perceiued loue, that he layde downe his life for vs: therefore we ought also to lay downe our liues for the brethren.

    17 And whosoeuer hath this worlds good, and seeth his brother haue neede, & shutteth vp his compassion from him, howe dwelleth the loue of God in him?

    18 My litle children, let vs not loue in worde, neither in tongue onely, but in deede and in trueth.

  • John 15:12
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    12 This is my commandement, that ye loue one another, as I haue loued you.

  • 1 John 3:23-24
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    23 This is then his commaundement, That we beleeue in the Name of his Sonne Iesus Christ, and loue one another as hee gaue commaundement.

    24 For hee that keepeth his commaundements, dwelleth in him, and he in him: and hereby we knowe that hee abideth in vs, euen by that Spirit which he hath giuen vs.

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

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

  • John 13:34-35
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    34 A newe commaundement giue I vnto you, that ye loue one another: as I haue loued you, that ye also loue one another.

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

  • 1 John 5:1-3
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    1 Whosoeuer beleeueth that Iesus is that Christ, is borne of God: and euery one that loueth him, which begate, loueth him also which is begotten of him.

    2 In this we know that we loue the children of God, when we loue God, and keepe his commandements.

    3 For this is the loue of God, that we keepe his commandements: and his commandements are not burdenous.

  • John 15:17
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    17 These things commaunde I you, that ye loue one another.

  • 1 John 3:1
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    1 Beholde, what loue the Father hath giuen to vs, that we should be called the sonnes of God: for this cause this world knoweth you not, because it knoweth not him.

  • 2 John 1:5-6
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    5 And nowe beseeche I thee, Lady, (not as writing a newe commandement vnto thee, but that same which we had from the beginning) that we loue one another.

    6 And this is that loue, that we should walke after his commandements. This commandement is, that as ye haue heard from the beginning, ye should walke in it.

  • Eph 2:4
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    4 But God which is rich in mercie, through his great loue wherewith he loued vs,

  • Rom 5:8
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    8 But God setteth out his loue towards vs, seeing that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for vs.

  • 1 Thess 5:11
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    11 Wherefore exhort one another, and edifie one another, euen as ye doe.

  • 3 John 1:11
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    11 Beloued, followe not that which is euill, but that which is good: he that doeth well, is of God: but he that doeth euill, hath not seene God.

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

  • John 3:16
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    16 For God so loued the worlde, that hee hath giuen his onely begotten Sonne, that whosoeuer beleeueth in him, should not perish, but haue euerlasting life.

  • 1 Pet 1:22
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    22 Hauing purified your soules in obeying the trueth through the spirite, to loue brotherly without faining, loue one another with a pure heart feruently,

  • 1 John 2:5-6
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    5 But hee that keepeth his worde, in him is the loue of God perfect in deede: hereby wee knowe that ye are in him.

    6 He that saith he remaineth in him, ought euen so to walke, as he hath walked.

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

  • Rom 12:10
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    10 Be affectioned to loue one another with brotherly loue. In giuing honour, goe one before another,

  • 1 Pet 4:8
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    8 But aboue all thinges haue feruent loue among you: for loue shall couer the multitude of sinnes.

  • 1 Thess 3:12
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    12 And the Lord increase you, and make you abound in loue one toward another, and towarde all men, euen as we doe toward you:

  • 1 John 3:21
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    21 Beloued, if our heart condemne vs not, then haue we boldnes toward God.

  • 1 John 1:7
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    7 But if we walke in the light as he is in the light, we haue fellowship one with another, and the blood of Iesus Christ his Sonne clenseth vs from all sinne.

  • Eph 4:32
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    32 Be ye courteous one to another, & tender hearted, freely forgiuing one another, euen as God for Christes sake, freely forgaue you.

  • 1 John 1:3
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    3 That, I say, which wee haue seene and heard, declare wee vnto you, that yee may also haue fellowship with vs, and that our fellowship also may be with the Father, and with his Sonne Iesvs Christ.