John 15:9

As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.

Cross-reference

John 15:13 Parallel

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 Parallel

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 Parallel

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 Parallel

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 Parallel

John 10:17 specifies why the Father loves Jesus — because he lays down his life. This deepens the love relationship.

John 11:5 Parallel

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 Historical context

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 Parallel

John 14:21 links loving Jesus with keeping his commandments — the same obedience required to abide in his love.

John 14:31 Parallel

John 14:31 shows Jesus loving the Father through obedience, mirroring the love relationship he shares with his disciples.

1 John 2:28 Parallel

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 Parallel

1 John 2:24 uses the same 'remain' language — abiding in the Son and Father directly connects to abiding in Christ's love.