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1Jo 5:3 — For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

this		Exd 20:6; Deu 5:10; Deu 7:9; Deu 10:12,13; Dan 9:4; Mat 12:47-50; Jhn 14:15; Jhn 14:21-24; Jhn 15:10,14; 2Jo 1:6
and		Psa 19:7-11; Psa 119:45,47,48,103,104,127,128,140; Pro 3:17; Mic 6:8; Mat 11:28-30; Rom 7:12,22; Hbr 8:10

Correlating Passages

this

	Exd 20:6	And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
	Deu 5:10	And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.
	Deu 7:9	Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he [is] God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;
	Deu 10:12	And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,
	Deu 10:13	To keep the commandments of the LORD, and his statutes, which I command thee this day for thy good?
	Dan 9:4	And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments;
	Mat 12:47	Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee.
	Mat 12:48	But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?
	Mat 12:49	And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
	Mat 12:50	For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
	Jhn 14:15	If ye love me, keep my commandments.
	Jhn 14:21	He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
	Jhn 14:22	Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?
	Jhn 14:23	Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
	Jhn 14:24	He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me.
	Jhn 15:10	If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.
	Jhn 15:14	Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
	2Jo 1:6	And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.

and

	Psa 19:7	The law of the LORD [is] perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD [is] sure, making wise the simple.
	Psa 19:8	The statutes of the LORD [are] right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD [is] pure, enlightening the eyes.
	Psa 19:9	The fear of the LORD [is] clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD [are] true [and] righteous altogether.
	Psa 19:10	More to be desired [are they] than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
	Psa 19:11	Moreover by them is thy servant warned: [and] in keeping of them [there is] great reward.
	Psa 119:45	And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts.
	Psa 119:47	And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.
	Psa 119:48	My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes.
	Psa 119:103	How sweet are thy words unto my taste! [yea, sweeter] than honey to my mouth!
	Psa 119:104	Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way.
	Psa 119:127	Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.
	Psa 119:128	Therefore I esteem all [thy] precepts [concerning] all [things to be] right; [and] I hate every false way.
	Psa 119:140	Thy word [is] very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.
	Pro 3:17	Her ways [are] ways of pleasantness, and all her paths [are] peace.
	Mic 6:8	He hath shewed thee, O man, what [is] good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
	Mat 11:28	Come unto me, all [ye] that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
	Mat 11:29	Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
	Mat 11:30	For my yoke [is] easy, and my burden is light.
	Rom 7:12	Wherefore the law [is] holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.
	Rom 7:22	For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:
	Hbr 8:10	For this [is] the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:

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Scott, Thomas. "1 John 5:3," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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