KJV King James Version
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
John 13:34
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another.
WEB World English Bible
A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, just like I have loved you; that you also love one another.
ASV American Standard Version
A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another; even as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘A new commandment I give to you, that ye love one another; according as I did love you, that ye also love one another;
Surrounding context — John 13
31 Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him.
32 If God be glorified in him, God shall also glorify him in himself, and shall straightway glorify him.
33 Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me: and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say to you.
34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
35 By this shall all [men] know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
36 Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterwards.
37 Peter said unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thy sake.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἘντολὴνG1785 · entolēcommandmentκαινὴνG2537 · kainosnewδίδωμιG1325 · didōmito giveὑμῖνG4771 · suyouἵναG2443 · hinain order that/toἀγαπᾶτεG25 · agapaōto loveἀλλήλους,G240 · allēlōnone anotherκαθὼςG2531 · kathōsas/just asἠγάπησαG25 · agapaōto loveὑμᾶςG4771 · suyouἵναG2443 · hinain order that/toκαὶG2532 · kaiandὑμεῖςG4771 · suyouἀγαπᾶτεG25 · agapaōto loveἀλλήλους.G240 · allēlōnone another
Cross-references
Ephesians 5:2And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.Leviticus 19:18Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I [am] the LORD.John 15:17These things I command you, that ye love one another.1 Peter 1:22Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, [see that ye] love one another with a pure heart fervently:Galatians 6:2Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.1 John 3:23And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.1 Corinthians 12:26-27And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.1 John 4:21And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.James 2:8If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:Colossians 3:12-13Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;1 John 4:7-11Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.1 John 2:7-10Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.1 Thessalonians 3:12And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all [men], even as we [do] toward you:John 15:12-13This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.Romans 12:10[Be] kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;1 John 3:14-18We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not [his] brother abideth in death.Galatians 5:13-14For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only [use] not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.2 John 1:5And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.
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