You shall not make other gods besides Me; gods of silver or gods of gold, you shall not make for yourselves. | You shall not make anything to be with Me—gods of silver or gods of gold you shall not make for yourselves. |
Now then, do away with the foreign gods which are in your midst, and incline your hearts to the Lord, the God of Israel. | “Now therefore,” he said, “put away the foreign gods which are among you, and incline your heart to the Lord God of Israel.” |
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But if it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served, which were beyond the Euphrates River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. | And if it seems evil to you to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. |
The one who does not love does not know God, because God is love. | He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. |
Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the Law. | Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. |
We love, because He first loved us. | We love Him because He first loved us. |
We have come to know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and the one who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him. | And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him. |
If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. | If you love Me, keep My commandments. |
There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love. | There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love. |
For if you truly amend your ways and your deeds, if you truly practice justice between a person and his neighbor, if you do not oppress the stranger, the orphan, or the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place, nor follow other gods to your own ruin, then I will let you live in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers forever and ever. | For if you thoroughly amend your ways and your doings, if you thoroughly execute judgment between a man and his neighbor, if you do not oppress the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place, or walk after other gods to your hurt, then I will cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers forever and ever. |
Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. | Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. |
May mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you. | Mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you. |
But now faith, hope, and love remain, these three; but the greatest of these is love. | And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love. |
No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us. | No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us. |
All that you do must be done in love. | Let all that you do be done with love. |
Above all, keep fervent in your love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins. | And above all things have fervent love for one another, for “love will cover a multitude of sins.” |
Beloved, let’s love one another; for love is from God, and everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. | Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. |
I am giving you a new commandment, that you love one another; just as I have loved you, that you also love one another. | A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. |
If someone says, “I love God,” and yet he hates his brother or sister, he is a liar; for the one who does not love his brother and sister whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen. | If someone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen? |
If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love; just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love. | If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love. |
Hatred stirs up strife, But love covers all offenses. | Hatred stirs up strife, But love covers all sins. |
Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. | Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. |
The second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ | And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ |
This is My commandment, that you love one another, just as I have loved you. | This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. |
Love must be free of hypocrisy. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good. | Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good. |