Loving One Another
7 Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God. 8 But anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love.
16 We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in his love.
God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them.
19 We love each other4:19 Greek We love. Other manuscripts read We love God; still others read We love him. because he loved us first.
20 If someone says, "I love God," but hates a fellow believer,4:20 Greek hates his brother. that person is a liar; for if we don’t love people we can see, how can we love God, whom we cannot see? 21 And he has given us this command: Those who love God must also love their fellow believers.4:21 Greek The one who loves God must also love his brother.