Matthew 3:15
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15 But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now, for it is proper for us in this way to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he consented.
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John 4:34
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34 Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to complete his work.(A)
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John 15:10
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10 If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love.(A)
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John 13:15
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15 For I have set you an example, that you also should do as I have done to you.(A)
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Isaiah 42:21
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Israel’s Disobedience
21 The Lord was pleased, for the sake of his righteousness,
to magnify his teaching and make it glorious.(A)
Psalm 40:7-8
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7 Then I said, “Here I am;
in the scroll of the book it is written of me.[a]
8 I delight to do your will, O my God;
your law is within my heart.”(A)
Footnotes
- 40.7 Meaning of Heb uncertain
1 John 2:6
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6 whoever says, “I abide in him,” ought to walk in the same way as he walked.(A)
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1 Peter 2:21-24
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21 For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you should follow in his steps.(A)
22 “He committed no sin,
and no deceit was found in his mouth.”
23 When he was abused, he did not return abuse; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but he entrusted himself to the one who judges justly.(B) 24 He himself bore our sins in his body on the cross,[a] so that, having died to sins, we might live for righteousness; by his wounds[b] you have been healed.(C)
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Philippians 2:7-8
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7 but emptied himself,
taking the form of a slave,
assuming human likeness.
And being found in appearance as a human,(A)
8 he humbled himself
and became obedient to the point of death—
even death on a cross.(B)
Luke 1:6
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6 Both of them were righteous before God, living blamelessly according to all the commandments and regulations of the Lord.(A)
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John 13:7-9
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7 Jesus answered, “You do not know now what I am doing, but later you will understand.” 8 Peter said to him, “You will never wash my feet.” Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no share with me.”(A) 9 Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, not my feet only but also my hands and my head!”
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John 8:29
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29 And the one who sent me is with me; he has not left me alone, for I always do what is pleasing to him.”(A)
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Hebrews 7:26
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26 For it was fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, blameless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.(A)
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