John 13:35 says “By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”

That phrase “one another” is used more than 50 times in the New Testament to describe the relationships we share with other believers. We are instructed to love one another, pray for one another, spur one another on and encourage one another, bear one another´s burdens, submit to one another, and build one another up, (just to name a few!).

The emphasis Christ puts on these commands leaves us with a lasting truth: We really do need each other! God never meant for you to go it alone in the Christian life. He has called us into community because living and loving together is such a wonderful and blessed part of our maturity in Christ.

Christ demonstrated his own love for us, and below is a sampling of verse where he instructs us how to share that love with “one another” in a close community of believers.

“One Anothering” in Christ

• John 15:12 – Love one another
• Romans 12:5 - Be members of one another
• Romans 12:10 - Honor one another
• Romans 12:16 - Live in harmony with one another
• Romans 14:13 - Don’t pass judgment on one another
• Romans 14:19 - Build up one another
• Romans 15:5 - Be like-minded toward one another
• Romans 15:7 - Accept one another
• 1 Corinthians 12:25 - Care for one another
• Galatians 5:13 - Serve one another in love
• Galatians 5:26 - Don’t provoke or envy one another
• Galatians 6:2 - Bear one another’s burdens
• Ephesians 4:32 - Be kind to one another
• Colossians 3:13 - Bear with each other and forgive one another
• 1 Thessalonians 3:12 - Abound in love toward one another
• 1 Thessalonians 4:18 - Comfort one another
• Titus 3:3 - Don’t hate one another
• Hebrews 3:13 - Encourage one another
• Hebrews 10:24 - Stir up one another to love and good deeds
• James 4:11 - Don’t slander one another
• James 5:9 - Don’t bear grudges against one another
• James 5:16 - Confess your sins to one another
• 1 Peter 4:9 - Offer hospitality to one another
• 1 Peter 5:14 - Greet one another
• 1 John 1:7 - Fellowship with one another
• 1 John 3:11 - Love one another