By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down [our] lives for the brethren.

But whoever has this world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him?

And 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.

"Then his master, after he had called him, said to him, 'You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me.

'Should you not also have had compassion on your fellow servant, just as I had pity on you?'

And he said, "He who showed mercy on him." Then Jesus said to him, "Go and do likewise."

"A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another.

"This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.

"Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's life for his friends.

I speak not by commandment, but I am testing the sincerity of your love by the diligence of others.

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich.

Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice.

And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ forgave you.

Therefore be imitators of God as dear children.

And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma.

bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also [must do.]