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This is my commandment, that you love one another, even as I have loved you.
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Commentators emphasize that this is not just one command among many, but the 'principal' and 'distinctive' law of Christianity (Gill, Barnes). All other duties believers owe to one another are contained within it. The standard for this love is not mere human affection but the sacrificial, self-denying love that Christ demonstrated.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
This is my commandment. The distinctive law of Christianity, therefore called the new commandment. See Barnes on John 13:34.
That ye love one another (ινα αγαπατε αλληλους). Non-final use of ινα, introducing a subject clause in apposition with εντολη (com…
19th Century
Anglican
This is my commandment.—Compare Note on John 13:34. In John 15:10 keeping His commandments was laid down as the means of …
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Baptist
This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
O beloved, do keep this commandment! Overlook each other's i…
Jesus repeats his command to “love each other” (cf. 13:34) because he knows that the future of the disciples’ work among others depends on their at…
16th Century
Protestant
This is my commandment. Since it is proper that we regulate our lives according to the commandment of Christ, it is necessary, fi…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
This is my commandment, that you love one another Christ had been before speaking of his commandments; and he mentio…
Those whom God loves as a Father can despise the hatred of the entire world. Just as the Father loved Christ, who was most worthy, so he loved his …
13th Century
Catholic
1. Above, our Lord urged His disciples to remain united with Him; here He shows what this involves. He makes three points:
