John 13:34
“A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another.”
“Un mandamiento nuevo os doy: que os améis unos a otros; como yo os he amado” pone el amor entregado de Jesús como medida del trato entre sus seguidores. La marca del discípulo es el amor.
Respuesta rápida traducida con ayuda de IA y en revisión. La explicación completa se muestra en inglés.
What makes the command “new” is its standard: not merely “love your neighbor as yourself,” but “as I have loved you” — the sacrificial love Jesus was about to show at the cross.
Jesus adds in the next verse that this love is how the world will recognize his disciples. Love within the community is meant to be visible evidence of who they belong to.
Why is it called a “new” commandment?
Love was already commanded in the Old Testament; what is new is the measure — Christ’s own love — and its role as the identifying mark of his followers.