Verse 3

For this is the love of God: that we keep his commandments. And his commandments do not weigh us down,

Referenced Verses

  • John 14:15 : 15 Teaching on the Holy Spirit“If you love me, you will obey my commandments.
  • 2 John 1:6 : 6 (Now this is love: that we walk according to his commandments.) This is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning; thus you should walk in it.
  • John 14:21-24 : 21 The person who has my commandments and obeys them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and will reveal myself to him.” 22 “Lord,” Judas(not Judas Iscariot) said,“what has happened that you are going to reveal yourself to us and not to the world?” 23 Jesus replied,“If anyone loves me, he will obey my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and take up residence with him. 24 The person who does not love me does not obey my words. And the word you hear is not mine, but the Father’s who sent me.
  • John 15:10 : 10 If you obey my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father’s commandments and remain in his love.
  • 1 John 2:3 : 3 Keeping God’s Commandments Now by this we know that we have come to know God: if we keep his commandments.
  • Rom 7:22 : 22 For I delight in the law of God in my inner being.
  • Heb 8:10 : 10 “For this is the covenant that I will establish with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord. I will put my laws in their minds and I will inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God and they will be my people.
  • John 15:14 : 14 You are my friends if you do what I command you.
  • Rom 7:12 : 12 So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous, and good.
  • Prov 3:17 : 17 Her ways are very pleasant, and all her paths are peaceful.
  • Dan 9:4 : 4 I prayed to the LORD my God, confessing in this way:“O Lord, great and awesome God who is faithful to his covenant with those who love him and keep his commandments,
  • Mic 6:8 : 8 He has told you, O man, what is good, and what the LORD really wants from you: He wants you to carry out justice, to love faithfulness, and to live obediently before your God.
  • Matt 11:28-30 : 28 Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke on you and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy to bear, and my load is not hard to carry.”
  • Matt 12:46-50 : 46 Jesus’ True Family While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, his mother and brothers came and stood outside, asking to speak to him. 47 Someone told him,“Look, your mother and your brothers are standing outside wanting to speak to you.” 48 To the one who had said this, Jesus replied,“Who is my mother and who are my brothers?” 49 And pointing toward his disciples he said,“Here are my mother and my brothers! 50 For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”
  • Exod 20:6 : 6 and showing covenant faithfulness to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.
  • Deut 5:10 : 10 but I show covenant faithfulness to the thousands who choose me and keep my commandments.
  • Deut 7:9 : 9 So realize that the LORD your God is the true God, the faithful God who keeps covenant faithfully with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations,
  • Deut 10:12-13 : 12 An Exhortation to Love Both God and People Now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you except to revere him, to obey all his commandments, to love him, to serve him with all your mind and being, 13 and to keep the LORD’s commandments and statutes that I am giving you today for your own good?
  • Ps 19:7-9 : 7 The law of the LORD is perfect and preserves one’s life. The rules set down by the LORD are reliable and impart wisdom to the inexperienced. 8 The LORD’s precepts are fair and make one joyful. The LORD’s commands are pure and give insight for life. 9 The commands to fear the LORD are right and endure forever. The judgments given by the LORD are trustworthy and absolutely just. 10 They are of greater value than gold, than even a great amount of pure gold; they bring greater delight than honey, than even the sweetest honey from a honeycomb. 11 Yes, your servant finds moral guidance there; those who obey them receive a rich reward.
  • Ps 119:45 : 45 I will be secure, for I seek your precepts.
  • Ps 119:47-48 : 47 I will find delight in your commands, which I love. 48 I will lift my hands to your commands, which I love, and I will meditate on your statutes.
  • Ps 119:103-104 : 103 Your words are sweeter in my mouth than honey! 104 Your precepts give me discernment. Therefore I hate all deceitful actions.
  • Ps 119:127-128 : 127 For this reason I love your commands more than gold, even purest gold. 128 For this reason I carefully follow all your precepts. I hate all deceitful actions.
  • Ps 119:140 : 140 Your word is absolutely pure, and your servant loves it!