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.”

Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit

¹⁵ “If you love me, obey^[a] my commandments.

³ Loving God means keeping his commandments, and his commandments are not burdensome.

⁵ But those who obey God’s word truly show how completely they love him. That is how we know we are living in him.

⁶ Love means doing what God has commanded us, and he has commanded us to love one another, just as you heard from the beginning.

⁹ “I have loved you even as the Father has loved me. Remain in my love. ¹⁰ When you obey my commandments, you remain in my love, just as I obey my Father’s commandments and remain in his love.

¹³ “If you carefully obey the commands I am giving you today, and if you love the Lord your God and serve him with all your heart and soul,

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

²⁸ Jesus replied, “But even more blessed are all who hear the word of God and put it into practice.”

²⁵ “Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. Your filth will be washed away, and you will no longer worship idols. ²⁶ And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart.^{[a] 27} And I will put my Spirit in you so that you will follow my decrees and be careful to obey my regulations.