1 John 3:11
For this is the Message you have heard from the beginning--that we are to love one another.
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
In Context
Cross References
John 15:12This is my commandment to you, to love one another as I have loved you.
Ephesians 5:2And live and act lovingly, as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up to death on our behalf as an offering and sacrifice to God, yielding a fragrant odor.
1 Timothy 1:5But the end sought to be secured by exhortation is the love which springs from a pure heart, a clear conscience and a sincere faith.
1 Peter 3:8In conclusion, all of you should be of one mind, quick to sympathize, kind to the brethren, tenderhearted, lowly-minded,
1 John 1:5This is the Message which we have heard from the Lord Jesus and now deliver to you--God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness.
1 John 4:7Dear friends, let us love one another; for love has its origin in God, and every one who loves has become a child of God and is beginning to know God.
Matthew Henry on 1 John 3:5-11
The Mark of God's Children. ( a. d. 80.) 4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. 5 And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin. 6 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him. 7 Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. 8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this… Read the whole commentary →