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If someone says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?
"Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love.
"As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent.
"that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
"And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward.
"No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.
"He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.
Jesus said to him, "'You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.'
'And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.' This is the first commandment.
"But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
"For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.
"For the Father loves the Son, and shows Him all things that He Himself does; and He will show Him greater works than these, that you may marvel.
"Therefore My Father loves Me, because I lay down My life that I may take it again.
"He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
"By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another."
"He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him."
"This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.
When Jesus therefore saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing by, He said to His mother, "Woman, behold your son!"
Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us.
There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love.
If someone says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?
"Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love.
"As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent.
"that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
"And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward.
"No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.
"He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.
Jesus said to him, "'You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.'
'And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.' This is the first commandment.
"But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
"For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.
"For the Father loves the Son, and shows Him all things that He Himself does; and He will show Him greater works than these, that you may marvel.
"Therefore My Father loves Me, because I lay down My life that I may take it again.
"He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
"By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another."
"He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him."
"This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.
When Jesus therefore saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing by, He said to His mother, "Woman, behold your son!"
Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us.