Mat 10:37, 25:34-45, Joh 8:42, 14:15-24, 16:27, 1Cor 16:21-22 | ESV | STEP | 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 .

34 Then ^bthe King will say to ^cthose on his right, ‘Come, you ^dwho are blessed by my Father, ^einherit ^fthe kingdom ^gprepared for you ^hfrom the foundation of the world. 35 For ⁱI was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you ^jgave me drink, ^kI was a stranger and you welcomed me, 36 ^lI was naked and you clothed me, ^mI was sick and you ⁿvisited me, ^oI was in prison and you came to me.’ 37 Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? 38 And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? 39 And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ 40 And ^pthe King will answer them, ^q‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these ^rmy brothers, ^{▼▼Or brothers and sisters} you did it to me.’

41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ^t‘Depart from me, you ^ucursed, into ^vthe eternal fire prepared for ^wthe devil and his angels. 42 For ^xI was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ 44 Then they also will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?’ 45 Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, ^yyou did not do it to me.’

John 8:42

42 Jesus said to them, ^z“If God were your Father, you would love me, for ^aaI came from God and ^abI am here. ^acI came not of my own accord, but ^adhe sent me.

John 14:15-24

Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit

15 ^ae“If you love me, you will ^afkeep my commandments. 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another ^agHelper, ^{▼▼Or Advocate, or Counselor; also 14:26; 15:26; 16:7} to be with you forever, 17 even ^aithe Spirit of truth, ^ajwhom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and ^akwill be ^{▼▼Some manuscripts and is} in you.

18 “I will not leave you as orphans; ^amI will come to you. 19 ^anYet a little while and the world will see me no more, but ^aoyou will see me. ^apBecause I live, you also will live. 20 ^aqIn that day you will know that ^arI am in my Father, and ^asyou in me, and ^atI in you. 21 ^auWhoever has my commandments and ^avkeeps them, he it is who loves me. And ^awhe who loves me ^axwill be loved by my Father, and I will love him and ^aymanifest myself to him.” 22 ^azJudas (not Iscariot) said to him, “Lord, how is it ^bathat you will manifest yourself to us, and not to the world?” 23 Jesus answered him, ^bb“If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and ^bcwe will come to him and ^bdmake our home with him. 24 Whoever does not love me does not keep my words. And ^bethe word that you hear is not mine but the Father’s who sent me.

John 16:27

27 ^bffor the Father himself loves you, because ^bgyou have loved me and ^bhhave believed that I came from God. ^{▼▼Some manuscripts from the Father}

1 Corinthians 16:21-22

21 I, Paul, write ^bjthis greeting with my own hand. 22 If anyone has no love for the Lord, let him be ^bkaccursed. Our Lord, come! ^{▼▼Greek Maranatha (a transliteration of Aramaic)}