Bible Strands
1 John 3:11
This is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The author of 1 John addresses believers, reiterating a foundational instruction given at the start of their faith.
The words — The Greek term ἀγγελία (angelia) literally means "message," and ἠκούσατε (ēkousate) translates to "you have heard."
The thread — The command to love one another runs through John 15:12, 2 John 1:5, and 1 John 4:7.
Why it lands — The text defines mutual love as the original instruction received by readers, contrasting it with the evil deeds that mark those who belong to the devil.
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The Greek words
King James Version
For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
Cross-references
- John 15:12 This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.
- 2 John 1:5 And now I urge you, dear lady—not as a new commandment to you, but one we have had from the beginning—that we love one another.
- 1 John 4:7 Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
- John 13:34 A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another.
- 1 Peter 3:8 Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble.
- 1 John 4:21 And we have this commandment from Him: Whoever loves God must love his brother as well.
- Ephesians 5:2 and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:9 Now about brotherly love, you do not need anyone to write to you, because you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another.
- 1 Peter 4:8 Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.
- 1 John 1:5 And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.