“love one another”
KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
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This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
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| KJV Verse | Original Greek | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Greek word. Use the buttons on the right to see more detail. | More Use the buttons below to see details on the Greek word and view other Bible verses that use the same word. |
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| This | αὕτη | The he (she or it), i.e., this or that (often with article repeated) | G3778 |
| is | ἐστὶν | He (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are | G2076 |
| my | ἐμή | My | G1699 |
| commandment, | ἐντολὴ | Injunction, i.e., an authoritative prescription | G1785 |
| That | ἵνα | In order that (denoting the purpose or the result) | G2443 |
| ye love | ἀγαπᾶτε | To love (in a social or moral sense) | G25 |
| one another, | ἀλλήλους | One another | G240 |
| as | καθὼς | Just (or inasmuch) as, that | G2531 |
| I have loved | ἠγάπησα | To love (in a social or moral sense) | G25 |
| you. | ὑμᾶς | You (as the objective of a verb or preposition) | G5209 |
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10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.
11 These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.
12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
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