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Clear allDeuteronomy 6:5
You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might.
The verse commands whole-person love for the LORD with heart, soul, and might.
Matthew 5:44
But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,
Jesus answers the saying "love your neighbor and hate your enemy" by commanding his hearers to love their enemies and pray for those who persecute them, so that they act as children of their Father in heaven.
John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only born Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
John 3:16 explains God's saving love in terms of giving the Son so that believing people receive life rather than perish.