John 13:1 Now before the Feast of the Passover, Jesus knowing that His hour had come that He would depart out of this world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end.John 17:9,10,15,16 "I ask on their behalf; I do not ask on behalf of the world, but of those whom You have given Me; for they are Yours; • and all things that are Mine are Yours, and Yours are Mine; and I have been glorified in them. • "I do not ask You to take them out of the world, but to keep them from the evil one. • "They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
John 15:9 "Just as the Father has loved Me, I have also loved you; abide in My love.
John 15:13,14 "Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends. • "You are My friends if you do what I command you.
John 13:34 "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another.
Philippians 1:6 For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.
Ephesians 5:25,26 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, • so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word,New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org.
