I am giving you a new commandment, that you love one another; just as I have loved you, that you also love one another. John 13:34 NASB New – But this isn’t new at all, is it? Leviticus 19:18—“You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Yeshua even cites this passage as the equivalent of loving God. So, how can…
A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. John 13:34 ESV One another – The Greek word allelous is translated “one another.” It comes from the root allos, a word that means “different.” Yeshua wasn’t speaking Greek to…
“A new commandment I give unto you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another.” John 13:34 NASB Love – It won’t be surprising to discover that the Greek word here is agapao. We would be shocked if it were anything else. Agape is the kind…
“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another.” John 13:34 NASB New – How important it is to remember that Yeshua didn’t speak these words in Greek! In Hebrew, the word he used is hadash, the same word used…
“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you,” John 13:34 Love – Why does Yeshua say this is a new commandment? Doesn’t the Torah teach us to love one another? Isn’t that the point of loving your neighbor? What makes this particular statement so unique?…
“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you,” John 13:34 Love One Another – Jesus is an Old Testament expositor. When He describes the action that sets His followers apart from all others, He refers to a “renewed” old commandment. You will find the foundation…
“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you,” John 13:34 Love One Another – One word does not say it all! In our society, almost everything that we describe by the verb “love” is based on Greek concepts. Our possessive desires (“I love that dress”),…
“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you,” John 13:34 Love One Another – Marriage is our best living evangelistic billboard. In fact, it just might be the only one that God actually commissioned. If the essence of Christian community is found in Yeshua’s commandment…
