John 15:12

This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.

Cross-references

John 15:17 Parallel

John 15:17 repeats the same command as the climax of the discourse — love one another is the point of Jesus' instructions.

John 13:34 Parallel

John 13:34 is the original giving of this same commandment to love as Christ loved, which 15:12 repeats.

1 John 4:21 Parallel

1 John 4:21 reiterates the command to love one another as a necessary outflow of loving God.

Ephesians 5:2 directly echoes 'as Christ loved us' with his sacrificial love, reinforcing the standard here.

1 John 3:23 Allusion

1 John 3:23 directly restates this commandment, pairing love with belief — the same twofold command from Jesus.

1 Thessalonians 4:9 says believers are taught by God to love one another, affirming the divine origin of this command.

1 Peter 1:22 urges sincere brotherly love from a pure heart, directly paralleling the command to love one another.

1 Peter 4:8 Parallel

1 Peter 4:8 reinforces the command to love one another, adding that love covers sins — a fuller expression of this same imperative.

1 John 2:7-10 develops the same commandment, contrasting love and hate as markers of light and darkness.

1 John 3:11-18 expands this command, stressing sacrificial love like Christ's — the same 'as I have loved you' standard.

2 John 1:5 Allusion

2 John 1:5 calls this 'the commandment from the beginning' to love one another, reaffirming Jesus' teaching as foundational.

1 John 4:11 Parallel

1 John 4:11 draws the same conclusion: because God loved us, we must love one another—directly reinforcing the command.

1 John 3:16 Allusion

1 John 3:16 echoes Christ's sacrificial love, applying the same standard: we ought to lay down our lives for brothers.

1 John 3:14 Parallel

1 John 3:14 equates love for brothers with passing from death to life, grounding the command to love one another as proof of salvation.

1 John 2:8 Allusion

1 John 2:8 calls love a new commandment — echoing Jesus' own words here, linking it to the passing of darkness.

Galatians 6:2 applies this love command by bearing burdens — the practical outworking of loving as Christ loved.

1 Peter 3:8 Parallel

1 Peter 3:8 calls for brotherly love and unity, reinforcing the same command to love one another.

2 Thessalonians 1:3 thanks God that love for one another is increasing, showing the command in practice.

1 Thessalonians 3:12 prays that love for one another would increase, echoing the command here.

Colossians 3:14 elevates love as the bond of perfection — the same love Christ commands here, applied to all virtues.

Romans 12:10 commands brotherly affection and honor, a parallel call to love one another.