John 14:21-23
14:21 The person who has my commandments and obeys
them is the one who loves me.
The one
who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and will reveal
myself to him.”
14:22 “Lord,” Judas (not Judas Iscariot) said, “what has happened that you are going to reveal yourself to us and not to the world?”
14:23 Jesus replied, “If anyone loves me, he will obey my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and take up residence with him.
John 21:15-17
Peter’s Restoration
21:15 Then when they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these do?” He replied, “Yes, Lord, you know I love you.” Jesus told him, “Feed my lambs.”
21:16 Jesus said a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He replied, “Yes, Lord, you know I love you.” Jesus told him, “Shepherd my sheep.”
21:17 Jesus said a third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was distressed that Jesus asked him a third time, “Do you love me?” and said, “Lord, you know everything. You know that I love you.” Jesus replied, “Feed my sheep.
John 21:2
21:2 Simon Peter, Thomas
(called Didymus),
Nathanael
(who was from Cana
in Galilee), the sons
of Zebedee,
and two other disciples
of his were together.
Colossians 1:8-9
1:8 who also told us of your love in the Spirit.
Paul’s Prayer for the Growth of the Church
1:9 For this reason we also, from the day we heard about you, have not ceased praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
Ephesians 5:2
5:2 and live
in love, just as Christ also loved us
and gave himself for us, a sacrificial and fragrant offering
to God.
Ephesians 5:25
5:25 Husbands, love your
wives just as Christ loved the church and gave himself for her
Ephesians 5:1
Live in Love
5:1 Therefore, be imitators of God as dearly loved children
Ephesians 3:1
Paul's Relationship to the Divine Mystery
3:1 For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles –
Ephesians 4:9-10
4:9 Now what is the meaning of “
he ascended,” except that he also descended
to the lower regions,
namely, the earth?
4:10 He, the very one
who descended, is also the one who ascended above all the heavens, in order to fill all things.
Revelation 1:5
1:5 and from Jesus Christ – the faithful
witness,
the firstborn from among the dead, the ruler over the kings of the earth. To the one who loves us and has set us free
from our sins at the cost of
his own blood