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Selfless, sacrificial love toward God and neighbor.
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“This is my commandment, that you love one another, even as I have loved you.
A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also love one another.
The second is like this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”
“I command these things to you, that you may love one another.
Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.
and to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbor as himself, is more important than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, in this: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not covet,” and whatever other commandments there are, are all summed up in this saying, namely, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
By this we know love, because he laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.
He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.”
with all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in love;
and the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we also do toward you,
Let all that you do be done in love.
Love is patient and is kind; love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud,
A second likewise is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’
Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
This commandment we have from him, that he who loves God should also love his brother.
‘Honor your father and your mother.’ And, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’”
Beloved, if God loved us in this way, we also ought to love one another.
By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”