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27 for the Father himself loves you dearly because you love me and believe that I came from God.[a]

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  1. 16:27 Some manuscripts read from the Father.

27 No, the Father himself loves you because you have loved me(A) and have believed that I came from God.(B)

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21 Those who accept my commandments and obey them are the ones who love me. And because they love me, my Father will love them. And I will love them and reveal myself to each of them.”

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21 Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me.(A) The one who loves me will be loved by my Father,(B) and I too will love them and show myself to them.”

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23 Jesus replied, “All who love me will do what I say. My Father will love them, and we will come and make our home with each of them.

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23 Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching.(A) My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.(B)

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23 I am in them and you are in me. May they experience such perfect unity that the world will know that you sent me and that you love them as much as you love me.

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23 I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me(A) and have loved them(B) even as you have loved me.

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You love him even though you have never seen him. Though you do not see him now, you trust him; and you rejoice with a glorious, inexpressible joy.

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Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him(A) and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy,

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22 If anyone does not love the Lord, that person is cursed. Our Lord, come![a]

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  1. 16:22 From Aramaic, Marana tha. Some manuscripts read Maran atha, “Our Lord has come.”

22 If anyone does not love the Lord,(A) let that person be cursed!(B) Come, Lord[a]!(C)

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  1. 1 Corinthians 16:22 The Greek for Come, Lord reproduces an Aramaic expression (Marana tha) used by early Christians.

15 After breakfast Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?[a]

“Yes, Lord,” Peter replied, “you know I love you.”

“Then feed my lambs,” Jesus told him.

16 Jesus repeated the question: “Simon son of John, do you love me?”

“Yes, Lord,” Peter said, “you know I love you.”

“Then take care of my sheep,” Jesus said.

17 A third time he asked him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?”

Peter was hurt that Jesus asked the question a third time. He said, “Lord, you know everything. You know that I love you.”

Jesus said, “Then feed my sheep.

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  1. 21:15 Or more than these others do?

Jesus Reinstates Peter

15 When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?”

“Yes, Lord,” he said, “you know that I love you.”(A)

Jesus said, “Feed my lambs.”(B)

16 Again Jesus said, “Simon son of John, do you love me?”

He answered, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.”

Jesus said, “Take care of my sheep.”(C)

17 The third time he said to him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?”

Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, “Do you love me?”(D) He said, “Lord, you know all things;(E) you know that I love you.”

Jesus said, “Feed my sheep.(F)

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42 Jesus told them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, because I have come to you from God. I am not here on my own, but he sent me.

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42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me,(A) for I have come here from God.(B) I have not come on my own;(C) God sent me.(D)

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19 We love each other[a] because he loved us first.

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  1. 4:19 Greek We love. Other manuscripts read We love God; still others read We love him.

19 We love because he first loved us.(A)

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14 Either way, Christ’s love controls us.[a] Since we believe that Christ died for all, we also believe that we have all died to our old life.[b]

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  1. 5:14a Or urges us on.
  2. 5:14b Greek Since one died for all, then all died.

14 For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died.(A)

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25 “O righteous Father, the world doesn’t know you, but I do; and these disciples know you sent me. 26 I have revealed you to them, and I will continue to do so. Then your love for me will be in them, and I will be in them.”

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25 “Righteous Father, though the world does not know you,(A) I know you, and they know that you have sent me.(B) 26 I have made you[a] known to them,(C) and will continue to make you known in order that the love you have for me may be in them(D) and that I myself may be in them.”

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  1. John 17:26 Greek your name

30 Now we understand that you know everything, and there’s no need to question you. From this we believe that you came from God.”

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30 Now we can see that you know all things and that you do not even need to have anyone ask you questions. This makes us believe(A) that you came from God.”(B)

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37 “If you love your father or mother more than you love me, you are not worthy of being mine; or if you love your son or daughter more than me, you are not worthy of being mine.

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37 “Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.(A)

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