# Where is “Love one another as I have loved you” in the Bible?

> “Love one another as I have loved you” is John 13:34.

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/is-it-in-the-bible/love-one-another-as-i-have-loved-you
By Andrew Kittridge · November 10, 2026

Jesus says it to his disciples at the Last Supper, just after Judas leaves.

## The verse

> I give you a new commandment: love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
>
> — [John 13:34-35](https://www.lumin.faith/read/john/13#34) (Lumin Translation)

These exact words are in the King James Bible. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here, and it words the verse differently.

## What it means there

Loving your neighbor was already in the law. What is new is the measure: as Jesus has loved them. He says this love is how people will know who his disciples are.

## Also in the Bible

> This is my commandment: you are to love one another just as I loved you.
>
> — [John 15:12](https://www.lumin.faith/read/john/15#12) (Lumin Translation)

## Common questions

### Where is “Love one another as I have loved you” in the Bible?

“Love one another as I have loved you” is John 13:34. These exact words are in the King James Bible. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here, and it words the verse differently. Jesus says it to his disciples at the Last Supper, just after Judas leaves.

### Is “Love one another as I have loved you” in the Bible?

Yes. It is John 13:34, and also John 15:12. In the Lumin Translation, John 13:34-35 reads: “I give you a new commandment: love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.””

### Who said “Love one another as I have loved you”?

Jesus says it to his disciples at the Last Supper, just after Judas leaves.

### What does “Love one another as I have loved you” mean in the Bible?

Loving your neighbor was already in the law. What is new is the measure: as Jesus has loved them. He says this love is how people will know who his disciples are.

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