What Does The Bible Say About?

Romance

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Proverbs 5:18-19

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May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth: A loving doe, a graceful fawn—may her breasts satisfy you always; may you be captivated by her love forever.

Genesis 2:18

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The LORD God also said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper.”

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

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If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a ringing gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have absolute faith so as to move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and exult in the surrender of my body, but have not love, I gain nothing. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. . . .

Song of Solomon 7:6

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How fair and pleasant you are, O love, with your delights!

1 Peter 3:7

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Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.

Genesis 2:24

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For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.

Proverbs 31:10

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A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies.

Song of Solomon 6:3

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I belong to my beloved and he belongs to me; he pastures his flock among the lilies.

1 Peter 4:8

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Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.

1 Corinthians 13:4-8

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Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be restrained; where there is knowledge, it will be dismissed.

1 Corinthians 16:14

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Do everything in love.

Exodus 20:14

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You shall not commit adultery.

John 3:27

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John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.

Romans 12:21

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Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

1 Corinthians 13:4-6

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Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth.

Genesis 29:20

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So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, yet it seemed but a few days because of his love for her.

Matthew 19:3-9

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Then some Pharisees came and tested Him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?” Jesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.” “Why then,” they asked, “did Moses order a man to give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?” . . .

Song of Solomon 2:2

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Like a lily among the thorns is my darling among the maidens.

Ephesians 4:2

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with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,

Ephesians 5:25

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Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her

Proverbs 10:12

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Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.

John 15:13

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Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.

Matthew 19:6

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So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”

Proverbs 12:4

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A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but she who causes shame is like decay in his bones.

Romans 12:10

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Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another.

1 John 4:19

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We love because He first loved us.

Proverbs 19:14

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Houses and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.

1 Corinthians 13:13

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And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love.

Colossians 3:14

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And over all these virtues put on love, which is the bond of perfect unity.

Proverbs 17:17

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A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

Song of Solomon 2:16

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My beloved is mine and I am his; he pastures his flock among the lilies.

Song of Solomon 4:10

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How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! Your love is much better than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume than all spices.

1 John 3:1

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Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.

1 John 4:7

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Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.

1 John 4:8

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Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.

1 Peter 5:6-7

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Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you. Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.

John 15:12

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This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.

John 3:16

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For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Proverbs 30:18-19

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There are three things too wonderful for me, four that I cannot understand: the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship at sea, and the way of a man with a maiden.

Psalm 143:8

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Let me hear Your loving devotion in the morning, for I have put my trust in You. Teach me the way I should walk, for to You I lift up my soul.

Romans 13:8

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Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.

1 John 4:12

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No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us.

1 John 4:16

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And we have come to know and believe the love that God has for us. God is love; whoever abides in love abides in God, and God in him.

Colossians 3:18-19

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Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.

John 14:15

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If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.

Philippians 4:1-23

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Therefore, my brothers, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, that is how you must stand firm in the Lord, my beloved. I urge Euodia and Syntyche to agree with each other in the Lord. Yes, and I ask you, my true yokefellow, to help these women who have labored with me for the gospel, along with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the Book of Life. Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be apparent to all. The Lord is near. . . .

Proverbs 17:9

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Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends.

Romans 5:8

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But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Song of Solomon 8:7

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Mighty waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away. If a man were to give all the wealth of his house for love, his offer would be utterly scorned.

1 John 4:20

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If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.

Ephesians 5:33

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Nevertheless, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.

Ephesians 6:6

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And do this not only to please them while they are watching, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart.

Genesis 24:1-67

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By now Abraham was old and well along in years, and the LORD had blessed him in every way. So Abraham instructed the chief servant of his household, who managed all he owned, “Place your hand under my thigh, and I will have you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am dwelling, but will go to my country and my kindred to take a wife for my son Isaac.” The servant asked him, “What if the woman is unwilling to follow me to this land? Shall I then take your son back to the land from which you came?” . . .

John 13:34-35

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A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another.”

Matthew 18:18-35

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Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. Again, I tell you truly that if two of you on the earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven. For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.” Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?” Jesus answered, “I tell you, not just seven times, but seventy-seven times! . . .

Matthew 22:37-39

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Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’

Proverbs 3:3-4

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Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will find favor and high regard in the sight of God and man.

Psalm 31:16

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Make Your face shine on Your servant; save me by Your loving devotion.

Romans 12:9

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Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good.

Song of Solomon 1:2

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Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is more delightful than wine.

Song of Solomon 8:6-7

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Set me as a seal over your heart, as a seal upon your arm. For love is as strong as death, its jealousy as unrelenting as Sheol. Its sparks are fiery flames, the fiercest blaze of all. Mighty waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away. If a man were to give all the wealth of his house for love, his offer would be utterly scorned.

1 Corinthians 13:2

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If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have absolute faith so as to move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

1 Corinthians 2:9

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Rather, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him.”

1 Peter 1:22

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Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.

Ephesians 4:32

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Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.

Genesis 2:18-25

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The LORD God also said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper.” And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and He brought them to the man to see what he would name each one. And whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name. The man gave names to all the livestock, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam no suitable helper was found. So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep, and while he slept, He took one of the man’s ribs and closed up the area with flesh. And from the rib that the LORD God had taken from the man, He made a woman and brought her to him. . . .

James 1:13

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When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He tempt anyone.

John 14:21

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Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”

John 14:23

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Jesus replied, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.

John 15:16

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You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.

Luke 6:31

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Do to others as you would have them do to you.

1 John 3:16

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By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.

1 John 4:18

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There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment. The one who fears has not been perfected in love.

1 Thessalonians 5:21

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but test all things. Hold fast to what is good.

Ephesians 2:4-5

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But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved!

Ephesians 5:25-26

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Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,

John 15:12-13

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This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.

Psalm 18:1

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For the choirmaster. Of David the servant of the LORD, who sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said: I love You, O LORD, my strength.

Romans 8:37-39

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No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor principalities, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Galatians 2:20

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I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.

Galatians 5:13

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For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love.

1 Corinthians 10:24

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No one should seek his own good, but the good of others.

1 John 3:18

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Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.

Deuteronomy 7:9

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Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion for a thousand generations of those who love Him and keep His commandments.

Galatians 5:22-23

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But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

John 13:34

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A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another.

John 15:9-17

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As the Father has loved Me, so have I loved you. Remain in My love. If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love. I have told you these things so that My joy may be in you and your joy may be complete. This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. . . .

Leviticus 19:18

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Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.

Mark 12:29-31

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Jesus replied, “This is the most important: ‘Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”

Mark 12:30-31

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Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”

Romans 8:28

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And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.

Romans 8:35

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Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?

Zephaniah 3:17

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The LORD your God is among you; He is mighty to save. He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you with His love; He will rejoice over you with singing.”

2 Corinthians 5:14

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For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that One died for all, therefore all died.

2 Thessalonians 3:5

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May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance.

Ephesians 3:17-19

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so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love, will have power, together with all the saints, to comprehend the length and width and height and depth of the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

Ephesians 4:2-3

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with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, and with diligence to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.

Mark 12:31

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The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”

Matthew 22:36-40

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“Teacher, which commandment is the greatest in the Law?” Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”

Philippians 2:2

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then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being united in spirit and purpose.

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