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.
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Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
Seeing 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:
This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 23-24)The apostle, having mentioned keeping the commandments, and pleasing God, as the qualification of effectual petitioners in and with Heaven, here suitably proceeds, I. To represent to us what those commandments primarily and summarily are; they are comprehended in this double one: And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he ga…
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