1 John 4:11

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“Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.”

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BSBPD

“Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Beloved, if thus did God love us, we also ought one another to love;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 John 4:11 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Matthew 18:32Then the master summoned him and declared, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave all your debt because you begged me.
  2. Luke 10:37“The one who showed him mercy,” replied the expert in the law. Then Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”
  3. John 13:34A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another.
  4. John 15:12This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.
  5. 2 Corinthians 8:8I am not making a demand, but I am testing the sincerity of your love in comparison to the earnestness of others.
  6. Ephesians 4:31Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.
  7. Colossians 3:13Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
  8. 1 John 3:16By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.
  9. 1 John 3:23And this is His commandment: that we should believe in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and we should love one another just as He commanded us.

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