For God so loved the World that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?
All the commandments: You shall not commit adultery, you shall not kill, you shall not steal, you shall not covet, and so on, are summed up in this single command: You must love your neighbor as yourself.
If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.
But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.
As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you.