ajSee John 15:13
John 15:12-15
12 a“This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. 13 bGreater love has no one than this, cthat someone lay down his life for his friends. 14You are dmy friends eif you do what I command you. 15 fNo longer do I call you servants, ▼▼Greek bondservants
for the servant ▼▼Greek bondservant; also verse 20
idoes not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for jall that I have heard from my Father kI have made known to you. 2 Corinthians 8:9
9For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that lthough he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.Ephesians 5:1-2
Walk in Love
1 mTherefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. 2And nwalk in love, oas Christ loved us and pgave himself up for us, a qfragrant roffering and sacrifice to God.1 Peter 1:21
21 swho through him are believers in God, twho raised him from the dead and ugave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.1 Peter 4:1-3
Stewards of God’s Grace
1Since therefore vChrist suffered in the flesh, ▼▼Some manuscripts add for us; some for you
xarm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for ywhoever has suffered in the flesh zhas ceased from sin, 2 aaso as to live for abthe rest of the time in the flesh acno longer for human passions but adfor the will of God. 3For the time that is past aesuffices affor doing what the Gentiles want to do, living in sensuality, passions, drunkenness, orgies, drinking parties, and lawless idolatry. 1 John 3:14-16
14We know that agwe have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love abides in death. 15 ahEveryone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that aino murderer has eternal life abiding in him.16By this we know love, that ajhe laid down his life for us, and akwe ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.
1 John 4:11
11Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
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