Before revision: Jesus ( 4 BC-30 AD) prioritised the loving of God, and commanded the love other people as one self.Mark 12:31 Early follower of Jesus, Paul the Apostle wrote that inordinate self-love was opposed to love of God in his letter to the Phillipian church.Philippians 2:3–5 The author of the New Testament letter of James had the same belief.James 3:13–18, 4:1–4 There is another verse in the Bible that does talk about the importance of self-love found in Mark 12:31 that states, "The second is this: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'
After revision: Jesus ( 4 BC-30 AD) prioritised the loving of God, and commanded the love other people as one self.Mark 12:31 Early follower of Jesus, Paul the Apostle wrote that inordinate self-love was opposed to love of God in his letter to the Phillipian church.Philippians 2:3–5 The author of the New Testament letter of James had the same belief.James 3:13–18, 4:1–4