*** Proverbs 17:17 "A friend loves you all the time, and a brother helps in time of trouble." [Contemporary English Version]

*** John 13:34-35 "A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another." [New International Version]

*** Col. 3:14 "And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity." [NIV]

*** 1 John 3:18 "Dear children, let us stop just saying we love each other; let us really show it by our actions." [NLT]

*** 1 Cor. 16:14 "Do everything in love." [NIV]

*** John 13:35 "Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples." [NLT]

*** 1 John 3:14 "If we love our Christian brothers and sisters, it proves that we have passed from death to eternal life." [NLT]

*** Rom. 13:8 "Pay all your debts, except the debt of love for others. You can never finish paying that! If you love your neighbor, you will fulfill all the requirements of God's law." [NLT]

*** Romans 13:10 "Love does no harm to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law." [NIV]

*** 1 John 4:11-12 "Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other. No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and his love has been brought to full expression through us." [NLT]

*** 1 Thes. 4:9 "Now about brotherly love we do not need to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love each other." [NIV]

*** Galatians 5:22 "But when the Holy Spirit controls our lives, he will produce this kind of fruit in us: love…." [NLT]

*** 1 Peter 4:8 "Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins." [NIV]

*** 1 Cor. 13:4-8 "Love is very patient and kind, never jealous or envious, never boastful or proud, never haughty or selfish or rude. Love does not demand its own way. It is not irritable or touchy. It does not hold grudges and will hardly even notice when others do it wrong. It is never glad about injustice, but rejoices whenever truth wins out. If you love someone, you will be loyal to him no matter what the cost. You will always believe in him, always expect the best of him, and always stand your ground in defending him. All the special gifts and powers from God will someday come to an end, but love goes on forever." [Living Bible]

*** Romans 12:10 "Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves." [NIV]

*** 1 Peter 1:22 "Now that you have…sincere love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from the heart." [NIV]

*** Luke 10:33-37 "Then a Samaritan came along, and when he saw the man, he felt deep pity. Kneeling beside him, the Samaritan soothed his wounds with medicine and bandaged them. Then he put the man on his own donkey and took him to an inn, where he took care of him. The next day he handed the innkeeper two pieces of silver and told him to take care of the man. 'If his bill runs higher than that,' he said, 'I'll pay the difference the next time I am here.' "Now which of these three would you say was a neighbor to the man who was attacked by bandits?" Jesus asked. The man replied, "The one who showed him mercy." Then Jesus said, "Yes, now go and do the same." [NLT]

*** Matthew 9:36 "When he looked out over the crowds, his heart broke." [Message]

*** 1 Peter 3:8 "Finally, all of you should be…full of sympathy toward each other, loving one another with tender hearts and humble minds." [NLT]

*** Eph. 5:2 "Live a life filled with love for others, following the example of Christ, who loved you and gave himself as a sacrifice to take away your sins." [NLT]