The command to love others is a central teaching of Scripture, with Jesus instructing His disciples to love one another as He has loved them. In the book of Romans, Paul reminds believers to owe nothing to anyone except the debt of loving one another. The apostle Peter also emphasizes the importance of fervent love, covering a multitude of sins, as noted in 1 Peter. Additionally, the wisdom literature of Proverbs and the Corinthian letters highlight the enduring nature of love, with 1 Corinthians declaring it the greatest of all virtues.
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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.
Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love.
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.
You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘Hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Do not even tax collectors do the same? And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even Gentiles do the same? Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.