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This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his… 1 John 4:9

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This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.
1 John 4:9 Jesus life world
The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not covet,” and whatever other command there may be, are summed up in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
Romans 13:9 law neighbor

The Lord loves righteousness and justice;
the earth is full of his unfailing love.
Psalm 33:5 reliability righteousness
You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love.
Galatians 5:13 freedom humility desires
My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline,
and do not resent his rebuke,
because the Lord disciplines those he loves,
as a father the son he delights in.
Proverbs 3:11-12 Father learning punishment
Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice! Strive for full restoration, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.
2 Corinthians 13:11 life peace nearness
No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.
Romans 8:37 overcoming God
This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.
1 John 3:16 Jesus neighbor
Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.”
John 14:23 obedience Father
“Though the mountains be shaken
and the hills be removed,
yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken
nor my covenant of peace be removed,”
says the Lord, who has compassion on you.
Isaiah 54:10 peace reliability covenant
One thing I ask from the Lord,
this only do I seek:
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
to gaze on the beauty of the Lord
and to seek him in his temple.
Psalm 27:4 God nearness
My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ.
Colossians 2:2 Jesus encouragement understanding
As a father has compassion on his children,
so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him.
Psalm 103:13 fear Father compassion
I have made you known to them, and will continue to make you known in order that the love you have for me may be in them and that I myself may be in them.
John 17:26 Jesus prayer
We ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love all of you have for one another is increasing.
2 Thessalonians 1:3 faith gratitude
And he has given us this command: Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister.
1 John 4:21 law friendship
‘Honor your father and mother,’ and ‘love your neighbor as yourself.’
Matthew 19:19 family friendship relationships
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16 grace eternal life faith
Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
Deuteronomy 6:4-5 law God
May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
2 Corinthians 13:14 grace blessing Holy Spirit
For great is your love, reaching to the heavens;
your faithfulness reaches to the skies.
Psalm 57:10 reliability
For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.
2 Corinthians 5:14-15 life resurrection
If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person?
1 John 3:17 money neighbor compassion
Let your face shine on your servant;
save me in your unfailing love.
Psalm 31:16 blessing salvation light
But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.
Jude 1:20-21 faith Holy Spirit Jesus