1 John 4:11

11 My dear, dear friends, if God loved us like this, we certainly ought to love each other.

1 John 4:11 In-Context

9 This is how God showed his love for us: God sent his only Son into the world so we might live through him.
10 This is the kind of love we are talking about - not that we once upon a time loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to clear away our sins and the damage they've done to our relationship with God.
11 My dear, dear friends, if God loved us like this, we certainly ought to love each other.
12 No one has seen God, ever. But if we love one another, God dwells deeply within us, and his love becomes complete in us - perfect love!
13 This is how we know we're living steadily and deeply in him, and he in us: He's given us life from his life, from his very own Spirit.
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