Verse 17
‹These things I command you, that ye love one another.›
Referenced Verses
- John 15:12 : 12 ‹This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.›
- 1 John 3:14-17 : 14 ¶ We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not [his] brother abideth in death. 15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him. 16 Hereby perceive we the love [of God], because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down [our] lives for the brethren. 17 But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels [of compassion] from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
- 1 Pet 2:17 : 17 Honour all [men]. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.