1 John 3:16
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16 We know love by this, that he laid down his life for us—and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers and sisters.(A)
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1 John 4:9-11
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9 God’s love was revealed among us in this way: God sent his only Son into the world so that we might live through him.(A) 10 In this is love, not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins.(B) 11 Beloved, since God loved us so much, we also ought to love one another.(C)
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Ephesians 5:2
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2 and walk in love, as Christ loved us[a] and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.(A)
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John 13:34
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34 I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another.(A)
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John 3:16
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16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.(A)
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Romans 5:8
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8 But God proves his love for us in that while we still were sinners Christ died for us.(A)
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John 15:12-13
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12 “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.(A) 13 No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.(B)
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Revelation 1:5
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5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth.
To him who loves us and freed[a] us from our sins by his blood
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1 Peter 3:18
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18 For Christ also suffered[a] for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, in order to bring you[b] to God. He was put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit,(A)
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Matthew 20:28
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28 just as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve and to give his life a ransom for many.”(A)
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Acts 20:28
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28 Keep watch over yourselves and over all the flock, of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God[a] that he obtained with the blood of his own Son.[b](A)
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Titus 2:13
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13 while we wait for the blessed hope and the manifestation of the glory of our great God and Savior,[a] Jesus Christ.(A)
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Ephesians 5:25
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25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her
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Romans 16:4
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4 who risked their necks for my life, to whom not only I give thanks but also all the churches of the gentiles.
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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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John 10:15
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15 just as the Father knows me, and I know the Father. And I lay down my life for the sheep.
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Philippians 2:17
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17 But even if I am being poured out as a libation over the sacrifice and the service of your faith, I rejoice, and I rejoice together with all of you;(A)
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Revelation 5:9
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9 They sing a new song:
“You are worthy to take the scroll
and to break its seals,
for you were slaughtered and by your blood you ransomed for God
saints from[a] every tribe and language and people and nation;(A)
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1 Peter 1:18
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18 You know that you were ransomed from the futile conduct inherited from your ancestors, not with perishable things like silver or gold
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Philippians 2:30
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30 because he came close to death for the work of Christ,[a] risking his life to make up for those services that you could not give me.
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1 Peter 2:24
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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.(A)
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