John 15:9
As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.
Cross-reference
John 15:13 defines the greatest love — laying down one's life — as the ultimate demonstration of the love Jesus commands us to abide in here.
John 17:23 repeats the same truth — the Father loves believers just as He loves Jesus, the foundation for abiding in His love.
John 17:26 reinforces that the Father's love for the Son is placed within believers — the same love Jesus commands us to abide in here.
John 3:35 reveals the Father's love for the Son, the source of the love Jesus now gives to his disciples.
John 10:17 specifies why the Father loves Jesus — because he lays down his life. This deepens the love relationship.
John 11:5 shows Jesus's love for Martha, Mary, and Lazarus — a concrete example of the love he calls his disciples to abide in.
John 13:1 sets the context: Jesus loved his own to the end, just before his discourse on abiding in that love.
John 14:21 links loving Jesus with keeping his commandments — the same obedience required to abide in his love.
John 14:31 shows Jesus loving the Father through obedience, mirroring the love relationship he shares with his disciples.
1 John 2:28 echoes the command to continue in Christ, directly paralleling 'remain in my love' with the call to abide until His appearing.
Matthew 17:5 records the Father's declaration of love for Jesus — the very love Jesus says he has for his disciples in John 15:9.
1 John 2:24 uses the same 'remain' language — abiding in the Son and Father directly connects to abiding in Christ's love.