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John 15:12

This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.

King James Version with Apocrypha

In The King James Version

This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.

In Context

11These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.

13Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

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Cross References

John 13:34A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

Ephesians 5:2And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.

1 Thessalonians 4:9But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.

1 Peter 1:22Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:

1 Peter 4:8And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

1 John 3:11For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.

Matthew Henry on John 15:10-18

Christ's Love to His Disciples. 9 As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. 10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love. 11 These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. 12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. 13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. 14 Ye are my… Read the whole commentary →

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