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THE MESSAGE
John 15:17
"But remember the root command: Love one another.
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Christian Standard Bible®
“This is what I command you: Love one another.
“This is what I command you: Love one another.
King James Version (1611)
These things I commaund you, that ye loue one another.
These things I commaund you, that ye loue one another.
King James Version
These things I command you, that ye love one another.
These things I command you, that ye love one another.
English Standard Version
These things I command you, so that you will love one another.
These things I command you, so that you will love one another.
New American Standard Bible
"This I command you, that you love one another.
"This I command you, that you love one another.
New Century Version
This is my command: Love each other.
This is my command: Love each other.
Amplified Bible
"This [is what] I command you: that you love and unselfishly seek the best for one another.
"This [is what] I command you: that you love and unselfishly seek the best for one another.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"This I command you, that you love one another.
"This I command you, that you love one another.
Legacy Standard Bible
This I command you, that you love one another.
This I command you, that you love one another.
Berean Standard Bible
This is My command to you: Love one another.
This is My command to you: Love one another.
Contemporary English Version
So I command you to love each other.
So I command you to love each other.
Complete Jewish Bible
This is what I command you: keep loving each other!
This is what I command you: keep loving each other!
Darby Translation
These things I command you, that ye love one another.
These things I command you, that ye love one another.
Easy-to-Read Version
This is my command: Love each other.
This is my command: Love each other.
Geneva Bible (1587)
These things commaunde I you, that ye loue one another.
These things commaunde I you, that ye loue one another.
George Lamsa Translation
I command these things to you, so that you love one another.
I command these things to you, so that you love one another.
Good News Translation
This, then, is what I command you: love one another.
This, then, is what I command you: love one another.
Lexham English Bible
These things I command you: that you love one another.
These things I command you: that you love one another.
Literal Translation
These things I command you, that you love one another.
These things I command you, that you love one another.
American Standard Version
These things I command you, that ye may love one another.
These things I command you, that ye may love one another.
Bible in Basic English
So this is my law for you: Have love one for another.
So this is my law for you: Have love one for another.
Hebrew Names Version
"I command these things to you, that you may love one another.
"I command these things to you, that you may love one another.
International Standard Version
I am giving you these commandments so that you may love one another."John 15:12;">[xr]
I am giving you these commandments so that you may love one another."John 15:12;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
These I command you, That you love one another.
These I command you, That you love one another.
Murdock Translation
These things I command you, that ye should love one another.
These things I command you, that ye should love one another.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
This commaunde I you, that ye loue together.
This commaunde I you, that ye loue together.
English Revised Version
These things I command you, that ye may love one another.
These things I command you, that ye may love one another.
World English Bible
"I command these things to you, that you may love one another.
"I command these things to you, that you may love one another.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
This I command you, that ye love one another.
This I command you, that ye love one another.
Weymouth's New Testament
"Thus I command you to love one another.
"Thus I command you to love one another.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
These thingis Y comaunde to you, that ye loue togidere.
These thingis Y comaunde to you, that ye loue togidere.
Update Bible Version
These things I command you, that you may love one another.
These things I command you, that you may love one another.
Webster's Bible Translation
These things I command you, that ye love one another.
These things I command you, that ye love one another.
New English Translation
This I command you—to love one another.
This I command you—to love one another.
New King James Version
These things I command you, that you love one another.
These things I command you, that you love one another.
New Living Translation
This is my command: Love each other.
This is my command: Love each other.
New Life Bible
"This is what I tell you to do: Love each other.
"This is what I tell you to do: Love each other.
New Revised Standard
I am giving you these commands so that you may love one another.
I am giving you these commands so that you may love one another.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
These things, I command you, That ye be loving one another.
These things, I command you, That ye be loving one another.
Douay-Rheims Bible
These things I command you, that you love one another.
These things I command you, that you love one another.
Revised Standard Version
This I command you, to love one another.
This I command you, to love one another.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
This comaunde I you that ye love to gedder.
This comaunde I you that ye love to gedder.
Young's Literal Translation
`These things I command you, that ye love one another;
`These things I command you, that ye love one another;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
This I commaunde you, that ye loue one another.
This I commaunde you, that ye loue one another.
Mace New Testament (1729)
Above all I enjoin you, to love one another.
Above all I enjoin you, to love one another.
Simplified Cowboy Version
Don't forget what I've told you to do—love each other.
Don't forget what I've told you to do—love each other.
Contextual Overview
9"I've loved you the way my Father has loved me. Make yourselves at home in my love. If you keep my commands, you'll remain intimately at home in my love. That's what I've done—kept my Father's commands and made myself at home in his love. 11"I've told you these things for a purpose: that my joy might be your joy, and your joy wholly mature. This is my command: Love one another the way I loved you. This is the very best way to love. Put your life on the line for your friends. You are my friends when you do the things I command you. I'm no longer calling you servants because servants don't understand what their master is thinking and planning. No, I've named you friends because I've let you in on everything I've heard from the Father. 16 "You didn't choose me, remember; I chose you, and put you in the world to bear fruit, fruit that won't spoil. As fruit bearers, whatever you ask the Father in relation to me, he gives you. 17 "But remember the root command: Love one another.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
John 15:12, 1 Peter 2:17, 1 John 3:14-17
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 19:2 - delighted Proverbs 29:27 - General Mark 9:50 - have peace John 13:34 - That ye love Acts 7:26 - ye are Romans 12:10 - kindly 1 Corinthians 16:14 - General 1 Thessalonians 4:9 - for ye 1 Thessalonians 5:13 - and be Hebrews 13:1 - General 1 Peter 1:22 - unto 1 John 5:2 - General
Cross-References
Genesis 15:2
Abram said, " God , Master, what use are your gifts as long as I'm childless and Eliezer of Damascus is going to inherit everything?" Abram continued, "See, you've given me no children, and now a mere house servant is going to get it all."
Abram said, " God , Master, what use are your gifts as long as I'm childless and Eliezer of Damascus is going to inherit everything?" Abram continued, "See, you've given me no children, and now a mere house servant is going to get it all."
Judges 6:21
The angel of God stretched out the tip of the stick he was holding and touched the meat and the bread. Fire broke out of the rock and burned up the meat and bread while the angel of God slipped away out of sight. And Gideon knew it was the angel of God! Gideon said, "Oh no! Master, God ! I have seen the angel of God face-to-face!"
The angel of God stretched out the tip of the stick he was holding and touched the meat and the bread. Fire broke out of the rock and burned up the meat and bread while the angel of God slipped away out of sight. And Gideon knew it was the angel of God! Gideon said, "Oh no! Master, God ! I have seen the angel of God face-to-face!"
Isaiah 62:1
Regarding Zion, I can't keep my mouth shut, regarding Jerusalem, I can't hold my tongue, Until her righteousness blazes down like the sun and her salvation flames up like a torch. Foreign countries will see your righteousness, and world leaders your glory. You'll get a brand-new name straight from the mouth of God . You'll be a stunning crown in the palm of God 's hand, a jeweled gold cup held high in the hand of your God. No more will anyone call you Rejected, and your country will no more be called Ruined. You'll be called Hephzibah (My Delight), and your land Beulah (Married), Because God delights in you and your land will be like a wedding celebration. For as a young man marries his virgin bride, so your builder marries you, And as a bridegroom is happy in his bride, so your God is happy with you.
Regarding Zion, I can't keep my mouth shut, regarding Jerusalem, I can't hold my tongue, Until her righteousness blazes down like the sun and her salvation flames up like a torch. Foreign countries will see your righteousness, and world leaders your glory. You'll get a brand-new name straight from the mouth of God . You'll be a stunning crown in the palm of God 's hand, a jeweled gold cup held high in the hand of your God. No more will anyone call you Rejected, and your country will no more be called Ruined. You'll be called Hephzibah (My Delight), and your land Beulah (Married), Because God delights in you and your land will be like a wedding celebration. For as a young man marries his virgin bride, so your builder marries you, And as a bridegroom is happy in his bride, so your God is happy with you.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
These things I command you,.... The doctrines which Christ spake, as one having authority, concerning the vine and branches; his love to his disciples, in laying down his life for them, and in accounting and using them as friends, and not servants; in choosing, ordaining, and sending them forth, for the ends above mentioned; these were delivered by him with this view, to promote brotherly love among them: that ye love one another; this lay much upon his heart, he often mentions it; this is the third time it is expressed by him, in these his last discourses; and indeed, since he had declared such strong love and affection for them, it was but right and proper they should love one another; nor does anything more tend to increase mutual love among the saints, than the consideration of their common interest in the unchangeable love of their Lord.
