John 16:27

The Father Himself loves the disciples because they have loved Jesus and believed He came from God. The Father's love embraces those who trust His Son.

Cross-references · 25

• John 14:21One who has my commandments, and keeps them, that person is one who loves me. One who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will reveal myself to him.”
• John 14:23Jesus answered him, “If a man loves me, he will keep my word. My Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our home with him.
• John 17:23I in them, and you in me, that they may be perfected into one; that the world may know that you sent me, and loved them, even as you loved me.
• John 8:42Therefore Jesus said to them, “If God were your father, you would love me, for I came out and have come from God. For I haven’t come of myself, but he sent me.
• 1 Jn 4:19We love him, because he first loved us.
• 1 Pet 1:8whom not having known you love; in whom, though now you don’t see him, yet believing, you rejoice greatly with joy unspeakable and full of glory —
• John 21:15–17So when they had eaten their breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I have affection for you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.”
• 1 Cor 16:22If any man doesn’t love the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be accursed. Come, Lord!
• John 17:25–26Righteous Father, the world hasn’t known you, but I knew you; and these knew that you sent me.
• Matt 10:37He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me isn’t worthy of me.
• 2 Cor 5:14For the love of Christ constrains us; because we judge thus, that one died for all, therefore all died.
• John 16:30Now we know that you know all things, and don’t need for anyone to question you. By this we believe that you came from God.”
• Rev 3:9Behold, I give some of the synagogue of Satan, of those who say they are Jews, and they are not, but lie. Behold, I will make them to come and worship before your feet, and to know that I have loved you.
• Zeph 3:17Yahweh, your God, is among you, a mighty one who will save. He will rejoice over you with joy. He will calm you in his love. He will rejoice over you with singing.
• Eph 6:24Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with incorruptible love. Amen.
• Rev 3:19As many as I love, I reprove and chasten. Be zealous therefore, and repent.
• Heb 12:6For whom the Lord loves, he chastens, and scourges every son whom he receives.”
• John 7:29I know him, because I am from him, and he sent me.”
• Rom 8:3For what the law couldn’t do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God did, sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh;
• 1 Cor 15:47The first man is of the earth, made of dust. The second man is the Lord from heaven.
• 1 Tim 1:15The saying is faithful and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.
• Gal 4:4But when the fullness of the time came, God sent out his Son, born to a woman, born under the law,
• Jude 1:20–21But you, beloved, keep building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit.
• John 17:7–8Now they have known that all things whatever you have given me are from you,
• John 3:13No one has ascended into heaven, but he who descended out of heaven, the Son of Man, who is in heaven.

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