Luke 6:32-36
32 a“If you love those who love you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. 33And if you do good to those who do good to you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. 34And bif you clend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to get back the same amount. 35But dlove your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and eyou will be sons of fthe Most High, for ghe is kind to the ungrateful and the evil. 36 hBe merciful, even as iyour Father is merciful.John 13:15-17
15For I have given you an example, jthat you also should do just as I have done to you. 16Truly, truly, I say to you, ka servant ▼▼Greek bondservant
is not greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. 17If you know these things, mblessed are you if you do them. 1 Peter 2:21
21For nto this you have been called, obecause Christ also suffered for you, pleaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps.1 John 3:16-18
16By this we know love, that qhe laid down his life for us, and rwe ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. 17But sif anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet tcloses his heart against him, uhow does God’s love abide in him? 18Little children, let us not vlove in word or talk but in deed and win truth.1 John 3:23-24
23And this is his commandment, xthat we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and ylove one another, zjust as he has commanded us. 24 aaWhoever keeps his commandments abides in God, ▼▼Greek him
and God ▼▼Greek he
in him. And adby this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit whom he has given us. 1 John 4:10-11
10In this is love, aenot that we have loved God afbut that he loved us and sent his Son to be agthe propitiation for our sins. 11Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
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