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27 for the Father himself loves you because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God.[a](A)

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  1. 16.27 Other ancient authorities read 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 They who have my commandments and keep them are those who love me, and those who love me will be loved by my Father, and I will love them and reveal myself to them.”(A)

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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 answered him, “Those who love me will keep my word, and my Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.(A)

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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 in them and you in me, that they may become completely one, so that the world may know that you have sent me and have loved them even as you have loved 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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Although you have not seen[a] him, you love him, and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy,(A)

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  1. 1.8 Other ancient authorities read known

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 Let anyone be accursed who has no love for the Lord. Our Lord, come![a](A)

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  1. 16.22 Or 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.

Jesus and Peter

15 When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my lambs.”(A) 16 A second time he said to him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Tend my sheep.”(B) 17 He said to him the third time, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” Peter felt hurt because he said to him the third time, “Do you love me?” And he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep.(C)

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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 said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God, and now I am here. I did not come on my own, but he sent me.(A)

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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[a] because he first loved us.

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  1. 4.19 Other ancient authorities add him or God

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

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14 For the love of Christ urges us on, because we are convinced that one has died for all; therefore all have died.(A)

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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 “Righteous Father, the world does not know you, but I know you, and these know that you have sent me.(A) 26 I made your name known to them, and I will make it known, so that the love with which you have loved me may be in them and I in them.”(B)

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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 know that you know all things and do not need to have anyone question you; by this we believe that you came from God.”(A)

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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 “Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me,(A)

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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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